Bahrain’s Minister of Works, Municipality Affairs and Urban Planning, Esam bin Abdullah Khalaf has said that the ministry will commence works to develop Al Fateh Highway in April. The development works will be aimed at easing heavy traffic, Bahrain News Agency reported.

The works, extending from Shaikh Hamad Causeway in the north to the Mina Salman intersection in the south, will also provide alternative options for the Juffair area. The main works will include expanding Al Fateh Highway into four lanes in each direction with the construction of a three-lane tunnel each way at the intersection of Al Fateh Highway with Awal Road and the provision of a ground intersection controlled by traffic lights.

The work will also entail the construction of an overpass with two lanes for traffic going from the north of Manama on Al Fateh Highway to Prince Saud Al Faisal Road in Juffair while the current intersection of Al Fateh Highway with Shaikh Duaij Road will be closed.

Source Credit: Construction Week Online