The structural plan for the Makkah Gate project that was recently approved by Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will be implemented in four stages over 20 years, said Osama Al-Bar, Makkah mayor and chairman of the board of directors at the Makkah Gate Company. He said that 70 percent of the project is located inside […]
Muscat – The proposed freight rail network linking Salalah port and Buraimi might bypass Muscat governorate as per a new plan proposed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC). The new project consultant will look into this proposal,” said H E Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Salim al Futaisi, Ministry of Transport and Communications […]
The Ministry of Housing signed contracts worth SR4 billion on Sunday to develop eight residential districts in different parts of the Kingdom to build around 40,000 homes. Housing Minister Shuwaish Al-Duwaihi said 26 million square meters of plots would be developed in Jeddah (1/2), Madinah, Dammam (North and South), Al-Ahsa, Qatif, Tabuk and Al-Kharj under […]
While the contractors working on the Riyadh and Doha metros may be facing unknown risks, the benefits make them worthwhile Construction is very different from manufacturing. Instead of striving for perfection through repetition, it involves a team of people who have never worked together before making something that has never been built before. Construction is inherently […]
New projects worth more than SR300 billion are being implemented in Makkah to improve services being rendered to millions of pilgrims who come for Haj and Umrah, said Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal. He said the new development projects in Makkah, including largest expansion of the Grand Mosque, were not aimed at making any financial […]
The Middle East has seen a surge in metro project contracts over the past year as governments realize the benefits of mass transit in supporting their public transportation initiatives and carbon reduction program. Since the Dubai Metro was launched in 2009, countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt and Algeria have also stepped up […]
The end of the road is in sight for fleecing cabbies as the government plans to implement fare meters in taxis to stabilize the rising cost of travel. The new regulation will make it mandatory for cabbies to install the meters and charge passengers as per the readings is to be discussed and implemented after […]
The Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) has awarded the FCC-led consortium one of three contracts to build the Riyadh metro, the longest subway system under development in the world (176km). Infrastructure and environmental services group FCC said in a media statement today that it has been awarded one of the contracts to build the metro, which […]
Royal HaskoningDHV in joint venture with Mshari Al-Shathri Engineering Consultant has been appointed by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Transport to prepare a feasibility study and preliminary design for a first public transport system for Dammam to alleviate congestion and improve the living environment. n recent years, the Dammam and Khobar urban area has seen […]
Deadline set for 15 September for rolling stock, depots and track work Qatar Railways Company is set to tender for the project management consultancy services contract for systems, rolling stock, depots and track work for Doha Metro. The tender is due to be floated on 28 July and the deadline for bids is set for 15 September. […]