Bahrain plans to build, repair and expands roads as part of its plan to connect all parts of the country, Trade Arabia News Service said, quoting a top government official. “Among the new projects being planned are an interchange on Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Highway and a corridor connecting the upcoming Northern Town,” Trade Arabia quoted Works Ministry roads adviser Abdul Nabi Abdulla Al-Sabah as saying. It said Al-Sabah spoke to its sister publication Gulf Daily News on the sideline of the International Road Federation's (IRF) third Middle East Regional Congress and Exhibition at the Gulf Hotel in Bahrain. “This corridor is proposed to take off near the Burgerland Roundabout in Budaiya. A consultant on the detailed design of the project will be appointed soon,” Al-Sabah said. He said another major project to connect the upcoming Mina Salman Interchange to the North Manama Causeway is under construction. Once it is completed motorists will have uninterrupted access to the Northern Town from the Mina Salman crossing, he said. “This will consist of building underpasses or flyovers at the Al-Najma Club crossing near Exhibition Avenue, the Juffair crossing and the Diplomatic Area crossroads. This will also mean direct access for those coming from the Khalifa Bin Salman Port and going to the Northern Town.' The completion of the Mina Salman Interchange also means there will be non-stop traffic flow from King Fahad Causeway up to the Dry Dock crossing. “There is a plan, however, to reorganize the Dry Dock crossing and build underpasses and flyovers,” said Al Sabah.
