A INTRODUCTION The contract for the North Manama Causeway project, situated in the Diplomatic area north of the capital Manama in the Kingdom of Bahrain, was secured by Boskalis Westminster Middle East through an open public tender process. A variation to the original contract scope required the design optimization and construction of a land mass which included a reclamation, revetments, five breakwaters, a dredged navigation channel and storm water outfalls. The purpose of the project was to provide additional land to accommodate a section of a proposed new highway system to service the area and to relieve congestion on the corniche road. Boskalis appointed Hydronamic (the in-house engineering department of Boskalis) to provide detailed design and on site assistance with

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