Saudi Arabia and Bahrain putting forward tender for advisory services for new bridge

Saudi and Bahrain are putting forward a tender next week for advisory services for a new bridge linking the two Gulf states, government officials said.

Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are putting forward a tender next week for advisory services for a new bridge linking the two Gulf states, government officials said on Wednesday.

The tender's scope is to manage the transitional phase of the bridge that will be parallel to the existing causeway, Saudi Arabia's transport minister Nabil bin Mohammed Al-Amoudi and Bahrain's minister of transportation Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed said in a joint statement.