Eastern Province Governor inaugurates King Fahd Causeway expansion projects

The inauguration ceremony

Governor of the Eastern Province Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz inaugurated today, June 4, two projects to develop the procedures area and the new travelers lounge on King Fahd Causeway, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Prince Saud hailed the quality services currently provided to travelers through the King Fahd Causeway port, the quality of the traveler experience and the reduction of waiting time during the seasons. He also commended the development of technologies in the government agencies operating on the Causeway, and the use of the latest ones to facilitate the movement of travelers.

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This project has been implemented to increase the capacity by 50% on both sides with an innovative design of the tracks and cabins that took into account the flow of movement and security and safety requirements, said Suhail bin Mohammed Abanmi, Chairman of King Fahd Causeway Authority and Governor of Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA).

He pointed out that the increase in the number of cabins sought to raise the capacity of the procedures areas to about 2,500 vehicles per hour, in addition to developing the travelers lounge for public transport users by creating comprehensive departure and arrival halls and re-engineering the operational procedures to be a single stopping point for travelers.

The authority launched a package of digital transformation projects, mainly the electronic pre-payment service for tollgates that is available around-the-clock and automatic vehicle identification service, Abanmi stated.