SAUDI ARABIA: The government signed a contract with Systra on July 17 for preliminary engineering designs for the Jeddah metro. The value of the 20-month contract is 276m riyals.
Last year the Council of Ministers approved a 45bn riyal transport plan for the city, which includes a three-line light metro, buses and ferries, to be completed within seven years.
Phase 1 of the Jeddah Transportation Master Plan envisages a network of up to four metro routes (157 km, 85 stations), three light rail lines (38 km, 43 stops) and a corniche tramway (16 km, 15 stops).Lines planned are:Metro-Red Line-: north - south, along King Abdulaziz Road and King Abdullah ...
SAUDI ARABIA: Jeddah Metro Co has awarded Aecom Technology Corp an 18-month contract worth US$28m to provide consultancy services to support the preliminary planning and design phase of the Jeddah Public Transport Project. Last year the Council of Ministers approved a 45bn riyal transport plan for the city — ...
SAUDI ARABIA: The Development Commission of Makkah & Mashaaer has invited applications to prequalify for the railway systems contract for the 25·5bn riyal Phase 1 of the Makkah metro, which is expected to open in 2019. The scope of the design and build contract includes track, power supplies, 1·5 kV ...
