New causeway upgrade commencing in Saudi Arabia

Work to widen the King Fahd Causeway in Saudi Arabia is commencing shortly. The US$533.3 million project will take five years to complete. The work involves building two islands of 400,000m2 apiece and featuring some 48 two way lanes so as to be able to process 4,000 vehicles/hour as well as waiting areas for trucks and buses.
April 8, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Work to widen the King Fahd Causeway in Saudi Arabia is commencing shortly. The US$533.3 million project will take five years to complete. The work involves building two islands of 400,000m2 apiece and featuring some 48 two way lanes so as to be able to process 4,000 vehicles/hour as well as waiting areas for trucks and buses.
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