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DEME to participate in Qatar-Bahrain Causeway
29 May 2008
DEME in Belgium has announced that the Qatar based joint venture company MEDCO, a partnership between Qatari company UDC, the Qatari Government and DEME Group company Dredging International, is to be part of a consortium with Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Hochtief and CCC that has signed a design and build contract for the construction of the new causeway between Qatar and Bahrain.
The Qatar - Bahrain Causeway will reduce the road journey between the two countries from five hours to 30 minutes.
The client is the Qatar - Bahrain Causeway Foundation.
The Qatar - Bahrain causeway project calls for the design and construction of a 40km long two lane dual carriageway motorway between Qatar and Bahrain. The road will run over a total of 18km of embankments where the sea is shallow and 22km of viaducts and bridges over deep water, including two 400m cable stayed bridges over shipping channels.
The Friendship Bridge will create a direct link between Qatar and Bahrain, promoting trade and travel between the two countries. At present, the journey by road takes five hours. With the causeway, it will only take about 30 minutes. The project will have to comply with stringent environmental standards.
Within the construction consortium, all dredging activities will be carried out by DEME’s Middle East partnership MEDCO. Work will start after nine months of studies and will be completed in 51 months.
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