Tuesday, June 19, 2018
KING FAHAD CAUSEWAY BRIDGE RECORDS HIGHEST PASSENGERS CROSSINGS IN ONE DAY
King Fahad's Causeway is a 25 km long bridge in between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, It starts in Saudi Arabia at Al Aziziyah, south of Al Khobar and extends up to Al Jarsa, west of Manama in Bahrain. Most Viewed : Saudi women can drive through King Fahad Causeway with out mahram
King Fahad's Causeway bridge became the highest daily crossing rate on Monday (18th June 2018) for travelers since its opened in 1986, More than 118, 000 passengers crossed the bridge only in one day. Trending : Procedure to check medical report status online in ministry of health
- However it did not affect the security aspects and the speed of processing paperwork at the crossing. Due to the bilateral relations of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Second bridge also proposed last year.
- In the year 2017, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain implemented one stop crossing on King Fahad Causeway, In which drivers will go through only one post for routine border procedures that include passprt control, car clearance and customs. Read : Saudi Arabia blocked more than 1.2 million websites
- Last year in 2017 also, It became a highest record of 342,810 passengers crossing through the King Fahad Causeway during the same Eid Al Fitr 4 days holidays and in 2016, It recorded 107,000 passengers crossing which was highest for that year.
