Bahrain's monorail project will continue as planned despite the global financial crisis, said Works Minister and Minister in-charge of the Electricity and Water Authority Fahmi Al Jowder.

The ministry is in talks with a number of countries on ways to finance the project, he told our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej.

Meanwhile, Bahrain Map junction will be opened in August, while Sitra Causeway and Umm Al Hassam junction are due to be inaugurated in March next year, he said. - TradeArabia News Service