Major airport road to be closed in Bahrain
Manama : Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), has advised the public of potential traffic delays which may arise from the closure of Road 2403, which leads to the airport from Arad Highway. The closure, beginning 2 nd June 2017, was earlier announced by the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, in coordination with BAC, the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning’s Roads Directorate, and the Ministry of Interior’s General Directorate of Traffic. The redirection of traffic, which accommodates construction works on the new passenger terminal building, part of ongoing efforts to modernise the airport, will continue until the end of this major project.
There will be three alternative routes to the terminal building and parking lots during the closure of Road 2403. The first route is from Busaiteen area heading towards BIA through Airport Avenue; the second goes through Arad Highway, reaching the Falcon junction on its way to Khalifa Al-Kabeer Highway, and the third comes from Hidd area, leading to Falcon Junction on its way to Khalifa Al-Kabeer Highway.
Upon completion, the new terminal building will expand the airport’s services and commercial offerings at optimised operational efficiency, increasing its capacity to more than 14 million passengers a year by 2018, which is an increase of 50%, in line with the projected passenger demand and aviation trends in the region.
BAC is the authority responsible for enhancing BIA and increasing the airport’s contribution to the local economy in line with Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030. In its operational role, BAC is responsible for elevating the airport’s operations, infrastructure and services. This is set to improve BIA’s capabilities and cater to the growing number of passengers as well as the changing demands of stakeholders.
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