Land section of Sheikh Jaber Causeway opened

KUNA

Monday, December 31, 2018

The Public Authority for Roads and Transportation (PART) announced Monday the opening of the land section of the Doha-link of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway.

Acting Director of PART Suha Ashkanani said in a press conference that the project comes in accordance with international standards, and aims to link Doha area with Shuwaikh area from the beginning of Al-Ghazali Bridge to ease traffic congestion.

She added that the 4.7 kilometer-long land section serves an army camp and the Doha area. For his part, project director Mohammad Abdeen said that a 12.4-kilometer bridge across the south of Kuwait would link Shuwaikh Port with the Doha motorway.

The Doha-link cost around KD 165.7 million (around USD 545 million).

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