Bridging Gulf states: New causeway to connect Saudi, Bahrain
- Though the causeway was first proposed in 2014, it got delayed.
- The bridge will be named after King Hamad.
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Giving a fresh lease of life to an earlier proposal to build a new bridge connecting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, the rulers of the two Gulf countries have come to an agreement on a new causeway named after King Hamad.
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 The new link is proposed alongside the King Fahd Causeway. Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, who is visiting the neighbouring country, and Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa agreed to expedite the proposed causeway project.Â
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Though the causeway was first proposed in 2014, it did not take off. The visit of the Saudi King gave a fresh lease of life to the project. The bridge will be named after  King Hamad.
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 An average 75,000 people is estimated to cross the King Fahd Causeway, the only bridge connecting Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, every day. The bridge was built and opened in 1986.Â
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