Bahrain authorities said they have completed work on the expansion of the right lane from the Dry Dock to the Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway in Muharraq governorate.

The scope of work included construction of an additional 1.2 km-long lane for incoming traffic from the Dry Dock Interchange with Hatem Al Tayii Avenue towards the Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway.

Also, s rain water drainage network had been constructed along with other key amenities such as pedestrian sidewalks, lighting facilities, traffic signs and sign boards to achieve the requisite safety and security on the road as well as installation of safety barriers wherever required.  

The project is part of a series of prompt solutions planned to ease the traffic congestions in 13 locations, simultaneously with the implementation of mega road development projects, said a statement from the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning.

This comes in response to HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister's directives to develop urgent solutions to ease traffic flow across the kingdom, stated Minister of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, Engineer Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf.

"This project will contribute to creating smoother and more efficient traffic flow towards the Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway by releasing the huge incoming traffic movement from Muharraq Governorate towards the Capital which stalls at the entrance of Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway and causes traffic jams which hamper the traffic movement, whilst the project aims to further smoothen the traffic flow," he stated.

It will also increase the intake capacity of the Dry Dock Avenue with the project by more than 22 per cent, at the rate of 2,000 vehicles per hour, in addition to reduction of waiting time at the Interchange by 33 per cent, he added.

Meanwhile, Bahraini authorities have installed a new traffic signal at the intersection of Ezel Avenue and Road 2039 in Jari Al Shaikh area of Southern Governorate which will be operational starting from today (November 4).-TradeArabia News Service