[1] The groundbreaking ceremony for the project was attended by the former President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 14 March 2011.

It will also connect Qeshm to the main transit corridor linking the Caspian port of Anzali to Bandar Abbas and Chabahar on the Gulf of Oman.

The project is vital to economic and industrial development of Qeshm, Iran's biggest island.

[4] The project, however, was halted at the order of the former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who proposed to build an undersea tunnel instead of a bridge.

The proposal was finally rejected because of high costs, advanced technology and potential risks involved.