Qatar-Bahrain "Friendship" Causeway (Longest Causeway in the world)

Qatar Son 333 · January 1st, 2008, 03:17 PM

At the cost of only $2Bn and at a lenght of 45km linking the two countries of Qatar and Bahrain in the Arabian gulf it will be the largest in the world.

pictures from the Qatar Forums:

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hoosier · January 4th, 2008, 07:20 AM

Awesome project.

DJZG · January 4th, 2008, 10:01 AM

wow... is this really true?
hope to see more about this...

Qatar Son 333 · January 4th, 2008, 01:09 PM

yes this is true it will unify the State of Qatar with the Kingdom of Bahrain

and construction is to start in march this year and end in 40 months ! thats about 4.5 years.....

lpioe · January 5th, 2008, 08:46 PM

Great project.
How long will the bridge be?

Dion · January 6th, 2008, 10:31 AM

its 45km (abt 28 miles)

lpioe · January 6th, 2008, 01:54 PM

I mean how much of the 45km will be a bridge and how much a causeway?

s22.travian.ae · November 15th, 2008, 11:58 AM

US-based firm bags Qatar-Bahrain Causeway project

DOHA: A leading US-based company has been awarded a contract by the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Foundation to provide design, project and construction management services for the Qatar-Bahrain road and rail marine crossing.

Dr Ahmed Hassan Al Hammadi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation, said KBR, a leading global engineering, construction and services company, was selected after two rounds of competitive tendering from among five international companies that had expressed an interest in the project.

Dubbed the “Friendship Bridge,” the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway is symbolic of the long-standing, positive relations between the two countries. Once complete, the causeway will be the world’s longest marine causeway, connecting the two countries from the west coast of Qatar, near the Zubarah fortress, to the east coast of Bahrain, south of its capital Manama.

The causeway will be a four-lane, 40 kilometre highway corridor consisting of roadway sections on reclaimed embankment and natural islands, low-level bridge structures and signature suspension bridges.

The project also includes freight and passenger rail lines, providing a direct connection for high-speed freight and passenger rail traffic between Qatar and Bahrain. It is envisioned that the railway will eventually be extended in each direction connecting Istanbul, Turkey to Muscat, Oman, and become the main rail link for the Middle East Gulf coast countries.

“KBR is honoured to be selected as the project manager for this significant bi-national transportation infrastructure project,” said Bruce Stanski, KBR President, Government & Infrastructure. “I am confident that, working in partnership with the QBC Foundation, KBR’s expertise and unwavering commitment to our client will lead to the successful completion of this long awaited project.”

The Qatar Bahrain Foundation is a bi-national institution created in 2006 by the Emir

H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the King of Bahrain, H M Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for the purpose of developing and managing the causeway project.

antovador · March 11th, 2009, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Qatar Son 333

yes this is true it will unify the State of Qatar with the Kingdom of Bahrain

and construction is to start in march this year and end in 40 months ! thats about 4.5 years.....

40 months = 3 years and 4 months

Any updates please, it's an interesting project.

The Terminator · March 12th, 2009, 05:03 PM

Awesome!

Only 40 months to build? Thats much more intense than the Hangzhou bay bridge! (5.5 years)

Though, The persian gulf isn't very hazardous is it?

gramercy · March 12th, 2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by The Terminator

Awesome!

Only 40 months to build? Thats much more intense than the Hangzhou bay bridge! (5.5 years)

Though, The persian gulf isn't very hazardous is it?

Its 2-20 metres deep, I wouldnt call that hazardous or dangerous.

In fact, its probably the easiest to construct bridges since they only have to put the legs down and lift the horizontal parts onto them. There are plenty of places around the world where this should be a given.

This is why a 14km long connection between Sweden and Denmark was possible and this is why the new bridge between Denmark and Germany will be possible: the water is very-very shallow.

The Terminator · March 13th, 2009, 04:35 PM

Yea, pretty much what I meant. But is the water in the Persian Gulf corrosive? At keast could be sure that it won't be smacked by cyclones.

mgk920 · March 13th, 2009, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Terminator

Yea, pretty much what I meant. But is the water in the Persian Gulf corrosive? At keast could be sure that it won't be smacked by cyclones.

It's likely no more corrosive than any other seawater.

Mike

hoosier · March 14th, 2009, 12:43 AM

I am very glad that the bridge will accomodate rail traffic. Imagine going from Istanbul to Dubai by high speed rail!!

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad · March 16th, 2009, 05:08 PM

Awesome project..............

M.Schwerdtner · March 17th, 2009, 10:50 PM

i had a car in bahrain, while i was waiting to my conecting-flight ... and it would be so cool to drive to qatar by car =) ... and back to the bahrain to catch the flight ... muaa ... hope they build fast =)

ReiAyanami · March 17th, 2009, 11:23 PM

Any recent picture updates?

panda80 · March 20th, 2009, 10:40 AM

has construction started on that interesting project?

Sergu · April 9th, 2009, 04:35 PM

Any photos about it?

TEBC · December 2nd, 2010, 08:14 PM

This project is still going? Would be interesting for Qatar 2022

January 1st, 2008, 03:17 PM	#1
Qatar Son 333 BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Doha (Qatar) Posts: 8,072 Likes (Received): 0	Qatar-Bahrain "Friendship" Causeway (Longest Causeway in the world) At the cost of only $2Bn and at a lenght of 45km linking the two countries of Qatar and Bahrain in the Arabian gulf it will be the largest in the world. pictures from the Qatar Forums: http://img157.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b17dj.jpg http://img160.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b23rw.jpg http://img125.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b31qn.jpg http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=b55hv.jpg

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January 4th, 2008, 07:20 AM	#2
hoosier Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,465 Likes (Received): 0	Awesome project.

January 4th, 2008, 10:01 AM	#3
DJZG ...rodjen na Balkanu... Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Zagreb, HR Posts: 795 Likes (Received): 0	wow... is this really true? hope to see more about this...

January 4th, 2008, 01:09 PM	#4
Qatar Son 333 BANNED Join Date: May 2006 Location: Doha (Qatar) Posts: 8,072 Likes (Received): 0	yes this is true it will unify the State of Qatar with the Kingdom of Bahrain and construction is to start in march this year and end in 40 months ! thats about 4.5 years.....

January 5th, 2008, 08:46 PM	#5
lpioe Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,154 Likes (Received): 0	Great project. How long will the bridge be?

January 6th, 2008, 10:31 AM	#6
Dion Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Auckland Posts: 73 Likes (Received): 0	its 45km (abt 28 miles)

January 6th, 2008, 01:54 PM	#7
lpioe Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,154 Likes (Received): 0	I mean how much of the 45km will be a bridge and how much a causeway?

November 15th, 2008, 11:58 AM	#8
s22.travian.ae Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 407 Likes (Received): 0	US-based firm bags Qatar-Bahrain Causeway project DOHA: A leading US-based company has been awarded a contract by the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Foundation to provide design, project and construction management services for the Qatar-Bahrain road and rail marine crossing. Dr Ahmed Hassan Al Hammadi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation, said KBR, a leading global engineering, construction and services company, was selected after two rounds of competitive tendering from among five international companies that had expressed an interest in the project. Dubbed the “Friendship Bridge,” the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway is symbolic of the long-standing, positive relations between the two countries. Once complete, the causeway will be the world’s longest marine causeway, connecting the two countries from the west coast of Qatar, near the Zubarah fortress, to the east coast of Bahrain, south of its capital Manama. The causeway will be a four-lane, 40 kilometre highway corridor consisting of roadway sections on reclaimed embankment and natural islands, low-level bridge structures and signature suspension bridges. The project also includes freight and passenger rail lines, providing a direct connection for high-speed freight and passenger rail traffic between Qatar and Bahrain. It is envisioned that the railway will eventually be extended in each direction connecting Istanbul, Turkey to Muscat, Oman, and become the main rail link for the Middle East Gulf coast countries. “KBR is honoured to be selected as the project manager for this significant bi-national transportation infrastructure project,” said Bruce Stanski, KBR President, Government & Infrastructure. “I am confident that, working in partnership with the QBC Foundation, KBR’s expertise and unwavering commitment to our client will lead to the successful completion of this long awaited project.” The Qatar Bahrain Foundation is a bi-national institution created in 2006 by the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the King of Bahrain, H M Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for the purpose of developing and managing the causeway project.

March 12th, 2009, 05:03 PM	#10
The Terminator Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 210 Likes (Received): 0	Awesome! Only 40 months to build? Thats much more intense than the Hangzhou bay bridge! (5.5 years) Though, The persian gulf isn't very hazardous is it?

March 13th, 2009, 04:35 PM	#12
The Terminator Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 210 Likes (Received): 0	Yea, pretty much what I meant. But is the water in the Persian Gulf corrosive? At keast could be sure that it won't be smacked by cyclones.

March 16th, 2009, 05:08 PM	#15
Ahmad Rashid Ahmad Sapphire Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Madinah - Lahore Posts: 13,433 Likes (Received): 687	Awesome project..............

March 17th, 2009, 10:50 PM	#16
M.Schwerdtner Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Köln/Düsseldorf Posts: 266 Likes (Received): 0	i had a car in bahrain, while i was waiting to my conecting-flight ... and it would be so cool to drive to qatar by car =) ... and back to the bahrain to catch the flight ... muaa ... hope they build fast =)

March 17th, 2009, 11:23 PM	#17
ReiAyanami BANNED Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2,394 Likes (Received): 2	Any recent picture updates?

March 20th, 2009, 10:40 AM	#18
panda80 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Braila/Bucharest Posts: 3,154 Likes (Received): 24	has construction started on that interesting project?

April 9th, 2009, 04:35 PM	#19
Sergu The progress is cool Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Valencia Posts: 69 Likes (Received): 0	Any photos about it?