Conrad Dubai, 22 October 2014. The boring of the first parts of the 73.4 kilometres of tunnels in the $20bn Riyadh Metro project is due to start in three-four months, the MEED MENA Rail & Metro Summit was told this…
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MEED MENA Rail & Metro Summit told Dubai Metro prepares for 1m passengers on New Year’s Eve
Conrad Dubai, 21 October 2014. The MEED MENA Rail & Metro Summit was told this morning that the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) is preparing to accommodate up to 1m passengers on New Year’s Eve. About 700,000 people used the…
AWCS told that Makkah aims to complete metro network in 10 years
The annual MEED Arabian World Construction Summit (AWCS) in Dubai today was told that the deadline for the completion of the 124-kilometre Makkah Metro is to be reduced to 10 years rather than by 2029 as originally planned. “The clock…