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Qatar-Bahrain causeway study on
Survey work on the $3 billion ambitious Qatar-Bahrain causeway started yesterday on the Qatar side covering the marine, geological, mining and exploration and soil studies. The survey work will continue till February next in four locations within Qatar's territorial waters, according to reports from Qatar.The construction of the 'Friendship Bridge' is being jointly supervised by the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Foundation and the 40 km causeway will have a two-lane dual carriageway, including 18 km of embankments where the sea was shallow and a further 22 km of viaducts and bridges over the high seas, including two 400-metre cable bridges over shipping channels.
The environmental permit was given to the Middle East Dredging Company (MEDCO) , a member of the consortium led by Vinci Construction Grands of France. The consortium led by Vinci also includes, QDVC (owned 51 percent by Qatari Diar and 49 percent by Vinci), Hochtief of Belgium and the Athens-based Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC). Along with MEDCO , dredging will also be carried out by Dredging International of Belgium.
The bridge is expected to take more than four years for completion and boost trade and travel between both the countries. At present, the travel tie between both the nations was five hours via Saudi Arabia and the Bahrain Saudi Arabia causeway. On completion, the bridge will cut down travel time to 30 minutes. The Bahrain Qatar friendship bridge project was reportedly approved for construction on February 28, 2005, to link Bahrain near Manama to northwest Qatar near Zubarah as the longest fixed link in the world. A formal agreement between the two countries was signed on June 11, 2006 to form a company that would raise the necessary capital and initiate construction.
It was announced on September 30, 2007 that construction should start within seven months and last 48 months. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Qatar and Bahrain Causeway Foundation and a consortium of companies led by French construction major Vinci Construction and Qatari Diar .
Last month, the Bahrain Government approved a draft decree of a loan agreement between the Bahraini and Qatari governments. The $350 million loan represents 50 per cent of the kingdom's share in the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Authority, according to the agreement signed in Manama between the two governments in 2006.
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