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Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications has invited bids from technical advisory firms to conduct a feasibility study for extending the Bahrain metro network
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A new day dawns
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The opening of a new passenger terminal at Bahrain International Airport has propelled one of the Arabian Gulf’s oldest gateways into the 2st century, reports Heba Hashem
Bahrain International Airport from the adjacent Dohat Arad Lagoon, a natural ecological reserve known for its bird life, including flamingos, herons and oystercatchers
Bahrain Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication
The Gulf kingdom of Bahrain is kicking off 2021 in style with the grand opening of its new airport passenger terminal, a 210,000m2 building that is four times the size of the existing facility.
Officially opened on January 28, the new terminal is capable of processing 130,000 air traffic movements a year – up from 95,500 in 2019 – and will have a handling capacity of more than 4,700 bags an hour. Airport operations have been moved to the new facility, which will provide an improved customer experience to passengers flying through Bahr
DUBAI: Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) has launched a new procurement process, part of its bid to attract private support for its plans to build a metro network for the island’s residents. The ministry is seeking backing from regional and global companies as part of a public private partnership (PPP) to build a state-of-the-art, fully
Bahrain to begin global consultation on metro
MANAMA, February 23, 2021 Bahrain s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) will host a global market sounding event on March 2 to introduce the Bahrain Metro project to international and regional players. The ministry is looking to collaborate with the private sector on a public private partnership (PPP) basis to encourage innovation, bring efficiencies and provide the best value for money for this project, said the ministry. The virtual event is titled “Bahrain Metro Market Consultation” and will encourage dialogue with the industry, said a statement. MTT aspires to develop a state-of-the-art public transport network with a fully automated driverless system leveraging the latest innovation and technology, while incorporating international standards and best practices and concurrently having the scope for scalability and providing the best value for money, it said.
Phased project consists of a 109km urban rail transit network
February 22, 2021
Bahrain has launched a procurement process for the construction of the Bahrain Metro. The multi-billion-dollar project seeks to develop a rail transport network across the kingdom through a public-private partnership (PPP).
To this end, Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications (MTT) will host a ‘Global Market Virtual Sounding Forum’ to introduce the project to key players within the global construction industry. The forum will be held during the first week of March 2021 and will be followed later in the year by the project’s tendering via a global bidding process.