Bahrain Qatar Causeway Foundation - Bahrain News Agency

Finance Ministry's Under Secretary and Deputy Board Chairman of the Bahrain Qatar Causeway Foundation Arif Saleh Khamis stated today that what has been published in local newspapers that work on the Bahrain Qatar Friendship Bridge has been suspended is incorrect in toto, stressing that work in the project is in "full swing" according to the previously set timetable.
He also asserted that the Board of Directors meet regularly to discuss what has been done so far concerning the technical studies, designs of the bridge and the facilities located on its both sides and negotiation with the Vinci Construction Company about the implementation of the project. "The government of Bahrain attaches great importance to this vital project and is keen to take all necessary actions and measures to begin its actual implementation at the lowest construction costs as soon as possible, so as to achieve the outlined economic and social benefits from it," he said.