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The city of Riyadh has been simultaneously undertaking the construction of six metro lines.
The longest of these, Line 3, crosses the city in an east-west direction, along 41 km, of which 26 km are viaducts and 6 km are...
Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz disclosed here Thursday that 200 Saudi engineers will be working side by side with engineers from international firms in the multibillion riyal King Abdul Aziz Public Transportation (KAPT) project which is already in the first stages of implementation.
A ceremony on June 8 marked the completion of tunnelling work on Line 5 of the Riyadh metro, when TBM Dhafrah broke through at the site of station 5B3.
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Saudi crown prince unveils plan to make Riyadh one of world’s 10 largest city...
True growth begins in city, whether in terms of industry, innovation, education, services, or other sectors, Crown Prince tells FII gathering in Saudi capital
Project update: Riyadh Metro’s KAFD station in Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) station is one of the four main stations of Riyadh Metro, an infrastructure megaproject set to transform the way people...
Hill Int’l wins two of King Salman-backed $23bn Riyadh projects
American construction consultancy Hill International has won contracts to work on two of the four $23bn (SAR86bn) megaprojects unveiled by the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz,...
Advanced railways keep Hajj pilgrims on track
RIYADH: The Al-Mashaaer Al-Mugaddassah Metro Project (MMMP), a shuttle train service that operates during the Hajj season in Makkah, introduced a new means of...
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KAFD Grand Mosque wins prestigious Int’l Architecture Award
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King Salman invites UAE president to attend 41st GCC Summit
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Riyadh Metro testing progresses with first lines on course to open...
TESTING is stepping up in Riyadh on the city’s new 176km six-line metro network, with the first lines on course to open in the Saudi Arabian capital in 2021.