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COWI has in april 2002 signed a contract with the Ministry of Public Works in Kuwait to carry
out the feasibility study on what will be the fifth longest bridge in the world.
The bridge will be 22 km long and will connect Kuwait City with the development region Subiyah, which lies
across the bay. The bridge will be a low-level bridge with a number of embankments near the
coast. To allow ships passage to the Kuwait harbour the bridge will be suspended over the
channel. It is expected that the bridge will be completed in five to six years.
The bridge is a step in the development of the northern region of Kuwait, which has until now been a part of the desert.
This area has been allocated for urban and industrial development. The contract is for the first phase of the project
which COWI will carry out in collaboration with local companies and the Danish companies Sund & Baelt, DHI and Dissing + Weitling.
The project incorporates environmental and engineering studies which place
focus on continuity and economic viability. The activities will include traffic assessments,
alignment studies, design of bridges and embankments as well as
economic and financial studies.
Furthermore, the environmental effects, hydrologic, bathymetric, and geotechnical aspects will be included in the study.
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