Qatar-Bahrain Causeway to Be Unveiled at Bridges Middle East Conference
November 18 2009 - 12:45PM
Business Wire
KBR (NYSE:KBR) will be part of the team unveiling the design for
the world’s longest marine causeway, the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway.
The project will be showcased this Sunday, November 22, at the
Bridges Middle East Conference, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab
Emirates.
As Programme Manager, KBR is responsible for management of the
design and construction on behalf of the client, the Qatar-Bahrain
Causeway Foundation, while the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Consortium is
the design/build contractor. All parties are presenting at the
conference.
When completed, this multi-modal connection of approximately 40
km between Bahrain and Qatar will feature a two-lane dual
carriageway, including 17 km of embankments and a further 23 km of
viaducts and bridges, with two bow-string arch bridges soaring up
to 40 m above shipping channels. The scheme includes the
infrastructure to support freight and high-speed rail passenger
traffic. It is envisioned that the railway will connect Kuwait to
Oman, to become the main rail link for the Arabian Gulf
countries.
"KBR is honored to have been selected as the Programme Manager
for this significant bi-national transportation infrastructure
project – one of our biggest infrastructure projects – and we are
looking forward to showcasing our plans at the Bridges Middle East
Conference," said Colin Elliott, KBR’s President, Infrastructure
and Minerals. "I am confident that KBR’s partnership with the
Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Foundation (QBCF) and our unwavering
commitment to our client and the project will see the successful
completion of this long-awaited infrastructure."
In November 2008, the QBCF awarded KBR the contract to provide
design management, project management, and construction management
services for the Qatar-Bahrain road and rail marine crossing. The
QBCF is a bi-national institution created in 2006 by the Emir of
Qatar and the King of Bahrain to develop and manage the causeway
project.
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