New record as 3m cross King Fahad Causeway

Close to three million people used the King Fahad Causeway in August, setting a new month record for the link opened in 1986. Figures show that 2,918,993 people used the 25-kilometre causeway between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, a daily average of more than 94,000 people.

The peak day was August 3 when 117,542 people drove over the causeway in both directions. The lowest figure was 57,600 on August 11, the first day of Eid Al Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice. The monthly figure showed an increase by 4.4 per cent over August 2018 when 2,796,287 people used the causeway.

The previous trans-border crossing record was set in July 2018 when 2,821,640 people travelled over the causeway. Despite the record figure last month, vehicles needed an average of 23 minutes to cross the causeway from Saudi Arabia into Bahrain during the peak hours lasting from 10 am until 10 pm.

Vehicles driving into Saudi Arabia between noon and midnight needed an average of 24 minutes. “The time needed to cross the causeway has been steadily improving thanks to the tremendous efforts exerted by the departments in both countries,” King Fahad Causeway Authority Executive President Emad Al Muhaisen said.