The Bahrain-Qatar bridge will be the longest bridge in the world, VINCI Construction Grands Projets announced, which have signed the design-build contract for the causeway.
The $3 billion project calls for the design and construction of a 40 km two-lane dual carriageway motorway between Qatar and Bahrain. The road will run over a total of 18 km of embankments where the sea is shallow and 22 km of viaducts and bridges over deep water, including two 400 metre cable-stayed bridges over shipping channels. The Friendship Bridge will create a direct link between Qatar and Bahrain, promoting trade and travel between the two countries. At present, the journey by road takes five hours; with the causeway, it will only take about 30 minutes.
The project will have to comply with stringent environmental standards and ecological requirements and is expected to be completed in four years.
The announcement comes only a week after the Hangzhou Bay Bridge in China was opened to the public – currently the longest bridge in the world (36 km).
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It'll be great when it is finished - we can pop over to Bahrain. Just wish it was going to be finished sooner!
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