| The
Authority’s Set-up
King
Fahd Causeway Authority
is an organization with corporate entity established under
the construction agreement signed between the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia and the Kingdom of Bahrain
on 13/4/1406H ratified by the Royal Decree No. R/9 on
3/5/1406H and the Amiri Decree No. (4) for the year 1986
AD dated 19/5/1406H.
The
Authority’s Structure
The
Authority is made up of a Board of Directors and Executive
Management. The Board of Directors comprises as per the
agreement of eight members four of whom are Saudi nationals
appointed by the government of the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia and four are Bahrain nationals
appointed by the government of the Kingdom
of Bahrain. The tenure of membership of the
Board of Directors is three years and renewable. However,
the Executive Management of the Authority’s departments
is represented by its General Manager.
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tasks assigned to the Authority are as follows: |
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The Causeway’s Management: |
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This responsibility is represented in the managerial,
financial and technical supervision over all existent
operations in the Causeway; these include the coordination
with the government bodies in the two Kingdoms which
are connected to the Causeway’s business such
as security, passports and customs; also, these include
the collection of financial tariffs in consideration
for traffic passing over the bridge and the use of
the Causeway’s facilities. |
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Maintenance,
Operation and Overall Inspection of the Causeway: |
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The
General Directorate for Operation and Maintenance
at the Authority, in coordination with the specialized
companies, carries out the implementation and follow-up
of the maintenance and protective maintenance jobs
as per the programs prepared for such purposes for
all parts of the causeway, the buildings and equipment
in addition to the operation of all the services such
as electricity, water, sewerage, telephone etc. and
for the purpose of overall inspection of the causeway,
a special team was set up for inspection and supervision
over all the repair and maintenance works as per the
programs so meticulously prepared. |
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Projects: |
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King
Fahd Causeway has
become one of the most important landmarks in
the region which is visited by citizens and
residents; therefore, the Authority carried
out a number of jobs amongst which the landscaping
and greenery, public facilities, service offices,
commercial complexes etc. In addition, numerous
special projects were carried out by government
and non-governmental organizations in order
to contribute to facilitation of the Causeway’s
tasks which reflect in its turn on the improvement
of the services offered to the Causeway’s
visitors. |
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Amongst
the priorities which the Authority strives to
implement are the jobs of amendments and additions
owing to their importance and in compliance
with public interest and the requirements of
the government departments operating at the
Causeway in order to provide the best services
and facilities to all users of the Causeway.
This includes the expansion of the lanes, the
construction of additional cabins, the amendment
and expansion of the yards and projects for
lighting and the construction of buildings for
services and public facilities for usage by
the departments operating and the passengers.
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Landscaping
agriculture at the Causeway has become prominently
attractive to hordes of citizens and resident
for sightseeing and enjoyment of the well-planned
green gardens scenery featuring full blooming
arbors and the fresh healthy breeze emanating
from the surrounding sea at the Border Island.
The Authority does not spare any effort in
order to develop and improve the aspect of
beauty. Moreover, cleaning jobs represent
another prominent feature of the Causeway
which is constantly being implemented with
a 24-hour follow-up.
This
has been a concise briefing on the most important
tasks of the Authority. The Authority also
undertakes various other jobs amongst which,
investing the Causeway area in every possible
way, and coordinating with the departments
operating inside and outside the Causeway,
hosting large numbers of visitors at Causeway’s
exhibits on both sides as well as presenting
studies and proposals for facilitating the
passengers’ traffic flow etc. |
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