Longest Causeway - Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Causeway
No two countries can come so close such that the distance between the two seems very less. Talking about the countries named Qatar and Bahrain which are now connected via Causeway called Qatar-Bahrain Friendship Causeway. This causeway connects the west coast of Qatar to the east coast of Bahrain.
Features:
Construction will start in 2010The expected time for its completion is four and a half yearsCost of construction is estimated to be around $3 billionIt will be the longest causeway in the worldSo far it took 4 hours 30 min by car to reach from Qatar to Bahrain which will be reduced to around 30 minutesNearly 10,000 to 12,000 vehicles will cross this causeway everyday
Specifications:
It is a 40km long marine causeway (22km bridge and 18km embankments)It will boast a 13 metre wide railroad bridge
Costruction:
Its contacts was awarded to KBR, an engineering company head-quartered in Houston, Texas. Other groups involved are:Qatar and Bahrain Causeway FoundationConsortium of companies led by French construction major Vinci ConstructionGerman Company HOCHTIEF Construction AG and CCCQatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company
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