The King Fahad Causeway Authority has signed a SR168 million ($44.7 million) contract for the operation, maintenance and complete testing of the causeway that links Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

The contract comprises operation, maintenance and full testing of the causeway over 26km from the toll gates on the Saudi Arabian side to the toll gates on the Bahraini side, facilities on the island and in government procedures, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication. - TradeArabia News Service