Call for new Saudi - Bahrain bridge

Manama : A politician in Saudi Arabia has called for a new 40km bridge to connect the kingdom with Bahrain, and one 25km-long linking to Qatar, according to local media.

Reported in daily newspaper Okaz, the secretary of the Al Ahsa Municipality - Adel bin Mohammad Al Melhem - suggested constructing a vast causeway between Al Ahsa and Qatar’s west coast between Dukhan and Umm Bab.

His plans for the Bahrain road was be located 100km from the existing 26km King Fahd Causeway.

His comments were made at a Gulf Cooperation Council municipalities conference in Qatar, during which, he also spoke about a wider economic development vision for eastern Saudi Arabia including proposals for a 300 square kilometre industrial city.

No specific details were given about the bridges, and there was no mention of official backing.

Photo Caption : The King Fahd Causeway.