DUBAI  - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have signed an 11 billion Saudi Riyal ($2.93 billion) contract for the transitional phase of a bridge between the two countries, Saudi state TV Ekhbariya reported on Tuesday.

The value of the consultancy contract for the bridge project is 33.6 million riyals, it said, without giving further details.

($1 = 3.7503 riyals)

(Reporting by Asma Alsharif; Editing by Andrew Heavens) ((asma.alsharif@thomsonreuters.com; +20225783290; Reuters Messaging: asma.alsharif.reuters.com@reuters.net))