Kadhim Ali Abdullatif, Assistant Undersecretary for Roads at the Ministry of Works, announced that part of the tunnel in Al Fateh Street development project will be opened during the third quarter of 2023.

Individual segments of the project will be opened gradually as soon as they are completed to help improve traffic flow until the remaining of the project is completed, he said.

The Assistant Undersecretary has visited the site of the project to assess its progress.

He said that the ministry has made significant progress in the implementation of Al Fateh Mosque intersection according to schedule.

The project was awarded by the Tender Board to Nass Contracting Company and HUTA Hegerfeld Saudia, at a cost of about BD 30 million funded by the Saudi Fund for Development.

Al Fateh Street development project aims to increase its capacity by 61% to reach 140,000 vehicles per day. The previous capacity was 87,000 vehicles per day.

Source: Bahrain News Agency