Medina to develop smart transport system
A smart mass transit system of metro trains and fast bus services is set to be built within the next eight years
RELATED ARTICLES: Prophet’s Mosque expansion plan underway | KSA planning a $9.3bn metro system in Jeddah | Spanish – KSA consortium gets $811mn loan for Holy City railway The Medina province in Saudi Arabia is expected to have its own smart mass transit system of metro trains and fast bus services within the next eight years, it was revealed at a weekly Cabinet meeting chaired by Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defence. According to an Arab News report, a higher committee for the mass transit project has been set up. It is under the chairmanship of Medina Governor Prince Faisal bin Salman, who also heads the Medina Development Authority was announced by the Cabinet. “The higher committee will supervise the implementation of the project and will set up an executive committee to be headed by the Medina mayor. The mass transit project should be completed in eight years,” Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja said.
