King Hamad Causeway

King Hamad Causeway
Carries	Motor vehicles Trains
Crosses	Gulf of Bahrain
Locale	Bahrain  Saudi Arabia
Named for	Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Characteristics
Total length	25 km (16 mi)

King Hamad Causeway is a proposed causeway to connect Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, running parallel to the existing King Fahd Causeway.^[1] The causeway is expected to be about 25 kilometers and allow passenger trains, freight trains and vehicles so as to reduce the traffic on the King Fahd Causeway.^[2] It is estimated to cost $5 billion and will be a part of the proposed Gulf Railway.^[3]

History

The causeway was first proposed during a meeting between King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain and King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia in September 2014 in Jeddah.^[4] SNC Lavalin was appointed to undertake a feasibility study for the project.^[5]

During a state visit by King Salman bin Abdulaziz to Bahrain in December 2016, the two countries signed an agreement to implement the project. They also agreed to undertake a study to build the causeway. The project will be funded by the private sector.^[4][6]

See also

• List of bridges in Bahrain
• List of bridges in Saudi Arabia

References

1. "Second bridge to link Kingdom and Bahrain". Arab News. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
2. Habib Toumi Bureau Chief (7 September 2014). "King Hamad Causeway to be used by trains, vehicles". Gulf News. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
3. "New Bahrain-Saudi causeway to cost $5 bln". AFP. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
4. Chief, Habib Toumi, Bureau (9 December 2016). "Saudi Arabia, Bahrain explore new causeway project". GulfNews. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
5. UK, DVV Media. "Bahrain progresses rail plans". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
6. "KSA-Bahrain agreement on King Hamad Causeway hailed". Arab News. 11 December 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2017.