Mubasher: Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah Causeway Project is expected to be completed soon, chairman of the municipal council Osama Al Otaibi said Wednesday, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).
Jaber Causeway is considered one of the world's longest and most gigantic high-speed bridges, Al Otaibi said, during an inspection tour of the construction works of the project.
"The Causeway spans 37.5 km. across Kuwait Bay from Kuwait City to Subiyah area. It includes a seven km.-long bridge and the Doha Link, which spans across Sulaibikhat Bay from Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait City to Doha Peninsula, with a total length of 12.4 km.," Al Otaibi highlighted, according to KUNA.
He added, "The mega transport project is one of the landmarks in His Highness the Amir's 2035 New Kuwait vision.”
This megaproject aims at cutting short the distance between the Capital City and Subiyah area and easing traffic between the northern and southern parts of Kuwait during the coming 30 years, Al Otaibi said.
"The Causeway will shorten the distance between the Capital City and Subiyah area from 104 km. to 37.5 km. and cut short the average time spent by motorists from 90 to only 30 minutes," acting director-general of the Public Authority for Roads and Transportation Soha Ashkenani said.
