The King Fahd Causeway in Al-Khobar in the Eastern Region, which connects Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, is the largest bridge in the Middle East and one of the largest projects in it. It is approximately 25,000 square kilometers in length. It was officially opened in 1986 to contribute to its quality and economic and social benefits. The cost of constructing the King Fahd Causeway was approximately $ 564 million, and it was completed and completed in a period of 4 and a half years.
The King Fahd Causeway is one of the architectural achievements of civilization and is one of the most important ports in the Gulf countries in terms of the number of passengers through it. The average daily passenger through it was 18.658 passengers for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. This number has increased in recent years to reach 36,927 passengers daily for both destinations.
In 2008, a decree was issued by the King Fahd Causeway Foundation to expand the bridge routes to facilitate traffic on both sides and this expansion cost approximately 62 million riyals, and this expansion came to increase the capacity of the bridge for ordinary cars by at least 350% with lifting Cargo capacity of about 200%
The work and development plans of the King Fahd Causeway are continuing to achieve maximum comfort such as plans for additional expansions of normal car and freight cars, with the desire to work to expand all areas of procedures for both sides in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain by 70% to reduce congestion, especially in the seasons, holidays and holidays.
