DSI connects: Bridge Construction in Bahrain Financial Harbour

The Kingdom of Bahrain is an archipelago consisting of 33 islands in the Arabian Gulf. Due to its location along major Arabian and international trade routes, the country has been and continues to be an important economic and financial location.

A major project is now being realized in the capital of Manama that will greatly enhance the country’s economic attractiveness: Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH).

A new district with a total size of 380,000 m² will be built on the northern coast of the main island of Bahrain. This project will concentrate the financial sector, currently spread all over the city, within a single district.

BFH is relatively close to both the city center and the Bahrain International Airport. Bahrain’s tallest towers, the 53-storied Harbour Towers, will be built at this location.

Harbour Mall, a shopping mall and service center with a total surface area of 74,000m², will also be constructed as an integral part of the new district.

Within the new financial center, a modern street and bridge network will allow a quick and easy connection between the district itself and the main island. DSI supplied DYWIDAG Post-Tensioning Systems for four of these bridges.

Three of the bridges are designed as single span girders with spans of 35 and 37m. The fourth bridge has three spans with span lengths of 39, 65 and 39m. All of the bridges were built on false work.

On the whole, DSI supplied 336t of type 15.7mm Ø St 1670/1860 Strand. Bridge construction also required a total of 200 Type 6837 MA Anchorages as well as 8,400m of HDPE Sheathing and various accessories. 

Furthermore, DSI provided the shop drawings and stressing records. The contractor installed the post-tensioning system, and DSI sent an experienced supervisor who carried out the stressing and grouting of the tendons.