The week has just begun but the plans for the upcoming weekend are already being cemented.
If you are not attending LIV Golf, head down to Bahrain for a scenic vacation. Don’t worry about losing connectivity on the highway because the King Fahd Causeway free wifi service has now been enabled.
That’s right, no more travelling stretches of the road while being off the grid.
The new service is available to anyone travelling from Khobar to Al Jasra in Bahrain.
The 25-kilometer causeway is five bridges bridges sitting on concrete pylons in the Gulf’s shallower waters.
First reported by the News of Bahrain, the service will make journeys smoother.
King Fahd Causeway free wifi service
The King Fahd Causeway is a 25-kilometre bridge connecting Al Khobar in Saudi Arabia to Al Jasra in Bahrain, spanning stretches of sea and reclaimed land across the Gulf of Bahrain. Discussions for the project began in 1954, with plans formalised in 1965, and it was officially inaugurated in November 1986, taking its name from King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The four-lane causeway, featuring two roadways each 11.6 metres wide, was built using 350,000 cubic metres of concrete and reinforced with 147,000 metric tonnes of steel, at a total cost of USD 800 million (SAR 3 billion).
How to use the King Fahd Causeway free wifi service
The free wifi is enabled at all departure and processing areas. Wondering how to connect to it? All you have to do is launch your wifi settings, tap on the causeway network, and enter the following password, KFCASCXA2026. Et voila! You will be connected.
More updates
The Kingdom has been updating its transportation guide and making movement in and around Saudi a breeze. with the announcements of self-driving cars’ pilot phase, the KAFD monorail, and the Riyadh Air maiden flight. Riyadh Metro has been quietly adding more and more stops to each line. After announcing the much-awaited Line 7, the Red Line is also getting an expansion. It will go all the way to Diriyah. Jeddah Metro‘s Blue Line tender has been issued. The first-ever Saudi Arabia to Qatar high speed rail link has also been announced.
Now available. King Fahd Causeway.
