Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway: A $3 Billion Mega Infrastructure Project in Kuwait

Executive Summary

• The Public Authority for Roads and Transportation (PART) recently announced the opening of the land section of the Doha-link of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway. The bridge is one of the world's longest causeway named after the 13th Emir of Kuwait to commemorate his contribution to the development of Kuwait.
• The Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah Causeway, links Kuwait City from Shuwaikh Port to the Al Subiya new town area in the northern Kuwait. The causeway is made up of two discrete elements: the 36.1 km Main Link which includes a 27 km marine bridge structure between the capital and the Al Subiya area and a 12.4 km Doha Link linking Shuwaikh Port with the Doha motorway.