Transport in Bahrain

[2] The widening of roads in the old districts of Manama and the development of a national network linking the capital to other settlements commenced as early as the arrival of the first car in 1914.

[3] The continuous increase in the number of cars from 395 in 1944,< A series of ring roads were constructed (Isa al Kabeer avenue in the 1930s, Exhibition avenue in the 1960s and Al Fateh highway in the 1980s[3]), to push back the coastline and extend the city area in belt-like forms.

[3] To the south of Manama, roads connected groves, lagoons and marshes of Hoora, Adliya, Gudaibiya and Juffair.

To the west, a major [[higref name=Yasser/> to 3,379 in 1954 and to 18,372 cars in 1970[3] caused urban development to primarily focus on expanding the road network, widening carriageways and the establishment of more parking spaces.

[8] In August 2018, Al-Ayam reported that transportation officials in Bahrain were looking for "bids to fund a new metro railway system in the fourth quarter of 2019."

The project is to be completed in four phases over four years and cost $1–2 billion, as a joint venture between the public and private sector.

Along with private funders, it will be funded by the Ministry of Transportation in KSA and King Fahad Causeway Authority.

Transport layout of Bahrain
The bridge connecting Manama to Muharraq .
The King Fahd Causeway as seen from space
The first bridges connecting Manama to Muharraq, the Hamad Bin Isa Causeway.