Etihad Rail set to begin work on Saudi Arabia, Oman routes

Infrastructure

Etihad Rail set to begin work on Saudi Arabia, Oman routes

Etihad Rail says it has completed stage one of the project and is awaiting approval to begin work on 628km of track...

Infrastructure

Qatar Rail floats tenders for 12 Doha Metro stations

The tendering committee for Qatar Rail has floated tenders for the development of 12 proposed metro stations, as it looks for the...

Construction

Lafarge wins ready-mix concrete contract for Doha Metro project

Lafarge and MEKA have been chosen as ready-mix concrete providers for the Doha Metro project, according to a company statement.The Saudi Binladen...

Infrastructure

Qatar Rail issues tender to manage first phase of GCC network link

Qatar Railways Company has announced the issue of a tender to appoint a project manager for the first phase of the country’s...

Infrastructure

Railway linking six Gulf states ‘on track to open in 2018’

A railway linking all six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states is scheduled to be operational by 2018, according to press reports.The planned passenger...

Infrastructure

Bechtel-led consortium begins tunnelling for Riyadh Metro project

A consortium led by American engineering and construction firm Bechtel has begun tunnelling work for Line 1 of the Riyadh Metro in...

Infrastructure

Balfour Beatty, Kier ‘suffer major cost overruns’ over $8.4bn Hong Kong rail project

Balfour Beatty and Kier are suffering major cost overruns and project delays over the $8.4bn rail scheme to link Hong Kong with...

Consultant

Hyder to design metro, transport systems in Saudi city of Jeddah

Hyder Consulting has been appointed to develop the architectural design for a public transport system in the Saudi city of Jeddah.The plan...

Infrastructure

Dubai outlines tender timeline for Route 2020 metro line

Dubai’s transport authority has outlined the timeline for tenders for construction of the ‘Route 2020’ metro line, which is scheduled to begin early next...