Friendship Causeway

Wow - the long-awaited bridge connecting Bahrain and Qatar has actually been started:

"Shaikh Mohammad Bin Essa Al Khalifa, Chief Executive of Bahrain's Economic Development Board, hailed the start of construction of the 'Friendship Causeway', which will link Bahrain and Qatar, as a boost for Bahrain's role as an ideal access point for international companies to develop their business in Gulf economies."