One-stop crossing on King Fahad Causeway

Manama : As part of the directives of His Royal Highness, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, and HRH Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister during the recent negotiation session, the customs and passport representatives of both the countries have agreed to enforce the one-stop crossing on the private lane of the King Fahad Causeway from March 6 as part of a three-month experimental phase, to be gradually implemented on the public lane after the end of evaluation stage.

This was decided during the coordination meeting held yesterday at the General Organisation of King Fahad Causeway between officials from both the countries.

The one-stop crossing aims to smoothen the traffic of individuals and trucks through the causeway.

The meeting discussed the steps that will be taken to implement the decision and its administration, security and technical aspects.