FAST Riyadh Metro tunneling work reaches milestone

The FAST Consortium has announced that the ‘San’ah’ tunnel boring machine (TBM) has arrived at Salah Al-Din Station, completing 1.2km of its designated...

Infrastructure

India’s L&T scoops $161m Riyadh Metro deal

India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Construction has bagged a $161.37 million order for the construction of the tracks for Lines 1 and...

Interviews

Interview: Simon Moon on Atkins’ stellar Middle East results

The first week of June saw international consulting giant Atkins release its global financial results for the year ending March 31, 2015....

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...

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Riyadh’s $22.5bn metro system

Saudi Arabia’s congested capital is in a race against time to build its $22.5bn metro system within four years.

Infrastructure

Saudi Arabia to open bidding for Jeddah Metro construction

Saudi Arabia plans to open bidding for the construction of a $12bn metro rail system in Jeddah later this year, with operations set to...

Infrastructure

Riyadh Metro tunnelling work ‘to start in April’

The digging of tunnels for Riyadh’s $22.5 billion metro project is expected to start in two months, according to media reports.Parts for...

Interviews

The Construction Diplomat

When you've helped shape the USA’s foreign policy in the Middle East, you might think you’ve done enough to mark your life...

Construction

BACS consortium awarded $10bn Riyadh Metro contract

[caption id="attachment_15663" align="aligncenter" width="560"] The consortia will design and build two lines for the Riyadh Metro[/caption] RELATED ARTICLES: Four consortia short-listed for Riyadh...