The road-link will be of motorway standard with two traffic lanes and an emergency lane in each direction. The rail link will have two tracks and be designed for high-speed trains (250 km/h). The 40 km is made up of 18 km embankments and 22 km marine bridges including two navigation span bow-string bridges, one close to the coastline of Bahrain, one on the Qatar side.
COWI's services 2001-2002
COWI was appointed to undertake the preliminary engineering and environmental investigations and studies for the causeway and completed the studies in only 12 months.
Client was the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture in Qatar.
COWI's services 2008-2015
In May 2008 an agreement was signed between the Qatar-Bahrain Causeway Foundation and the QBC Consortium to design and build the causeway. At the same time, COWI signed and agreement with the QBC Consortium to act as design consultant for the causeway project.
COWI services divided into three phases:
Phase 1:
Update and amend the conceptual design carried out in 2002 including re-assessing the environmental conditions and conduct and update of the EIA studies made during 2002.
Phase 2:
A basic design to enable a firm lump sum to be established.
Phase 3:
Construction of the causeway. COWI to undertake detailed design and provide on-site follow-up services during this phase.
