MANAMA: The Cabinet on Sunday discussed the King Fahad Causeway and highlighted the free flow of heavy goods vehicles, and how important this is to promoting continued trade, industrial activities and economic growth.
The cabinet expressed their thanks and appreciation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and their constant cooperation in facilitating the easy flow of trucks through the King Fahad Causeway. In this regard, the cabinet praised the actions that have been taken to end the truck congestion on the Causeway.
The cabinet specifically highlighted the efforts of the Ministry of Interior, represented by Bahrain Custom Affairs, for implementing the directives to cancel the Card System, and for providing an alternative system to achieve the smooth flow of traffic. The cabinet further praised the efforts to provide land in Salman Industrial area as a gathering point for trucks destined for the causeway.
It may be noted that members of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry have raised alarm over the colossal losses being faced by the businesses over the King Fahad Causeway traffic congestion.
In the last meeting held at the BCCI to discuss the issue with the Bahrain Customs small business owners have complained for wrong system of entry at the Causeway and said they were facing bankruptcy due to slow trucks movement.