사우디, 아프리카 대륙 교량으로 연결한다 VIDEO: Saudi Arabia may construct bridge over route to Egypt

Saudi Arabia may construct bridge over route to Egypt

by Jack Ball on Nov 27, 2018 

Saudi Arabia is reportedly considering the construction of a causeway linking the kingdom with Egypt, a regional news outlet has reported.

Saudi Arabia is reportedly mulling a bridge linking the kingdom to Egypt [representational image of Sharm El-Sheikh]. /Bloomberg

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사우디, 아프리카 대륙 교량으로 연결한다 7~9km연장 40억불 규모 샤름 엘 셰이크~타부크와 시나이 반도 연결   사우디가 이집트를 잇는 고속도로 건설을 검토하고 있다고 한 지역 뉴스 매체가 보도했다. 나빌 알-아무디 이집트 교통부 장관은 사우디 공보국에 "살만 다리 덕분에 자동차와 화물, 여객 열차의 통행이 허용될 것"이라고 말했다. 이 교량은 이집트의 유명한 관광 도시인 샤름 엘 셰이크를 거쳐, 왕국의 북서쪽에 있는 홍해 연안 도시인 타부크와 시나이 반도를 연결할 것으로 알려졌다. 보도에 따르면 이 도로는 7~9km로 건설될 것이며 사우디-이집트 간 200억 달러 규모의 연간 무역량을 달성할 계획이다. 이 프로젝트는 HH 킹 살만 빈 압둘라지즈 알 사우드가 5일간의 이집트 방문 기간 중인 2016년 4월 이집트-소디 정상회담에서 처음 발표했다. 이는 이집트 정부가 시나이 반도의 주거 활성화를 위한 의도의 일부이며, 또한 중요한 대안인 하지 항로를 제공한다고 여겨진다. 황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터 큐레이터 Ki Cheol Hwang, conpaper editor, curator

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According to reports by Middle East Monitor, Nabil Al-Amoudi, Egypt’s transport minister, told the Saudi Press Agency: “King Salman Bridge will allow the passage of vehicles, and freight, and passenger trains.”

The bridge will reportedly link the kingdom’s north-western Red Sea coastal city of Tabuk with the Sinai Peninsula, passing through Egypt’s famous tourist city, Sharm El-Sheikh.

The road will reportedly measure between 7-9km, and is planned to achieve $200bn of trade revenues per year.

The project was first announced by HH King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the Egyptian-Saudi Summit in April 2016, during a five-day visit to Egypt. It is believed to be part of the Egyptian government’s intention to repopulate the Sinai Peninsula, also providing an important alternative Hajj route.

Causeway megaprojects are gaining traction in Saudi Arabia. Construction of the $3bn (BHD1.1bn; SAR11,2bn) and $4bn (BHD1.5bn; SAR15bn) King Hamad Causeway, connecting Saudi and Bahrain, will start in 2021, according to media reports in September 2018.

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Running parallel to the King Fahd Causeway, which continues to face traffic congestion challenges, the new route will provide another transport link between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Both countries expect the network to support bilateral trade in goods and services.

Earlier this month saw the King Fahd Causeway Authority (KFCA) open up bidding to transaction advisory services consultants, who will be required to implement the transition phase of the project. The move came weeks after Saudi and Bahrain government officials announced the consultancy services tender would be issued imminently.

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