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Editorial:‟Happy Eid”

Events

The Business Year Magazine

Olaya Station

Articles& Analysis

E.V.P. Projects Control Sami Sindaha

p. 2

BACS CWJV Board & Steering Committee

Meetingp. 6

Interview withJoseph Daher,

CEO of Almabanip. 13

Almabani New KAIA Site Offices

p. 9

p. 3

p. 22

RIYADH METRO PROJECT p. 4

ADA-BACS PR Mission

Exhibition & Symposium of Projects with Distinction, Riyadh 2014 p. 7

GUEST OF THE JOURNAL p. 10

Roy Yazigi, Roads & Infrastructure Projects Director"Almabani reflects Mr. Tohmé’s personality. His wisdom and leadership is an inspiration to all of us"

Development of King Abdullah Road p.14

West Section – Part B

KAUProject p.18

Complexity of Architectural & Structural Design

Issue No. 6 . August - September 2014

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Editorial Sami Sindaha, "Happy Eid"

I am very pleased to be writing the editorial for this sixth issue of "our" journal. I am allowing myself to be the voice of all new recruits in this company and thank the management and staff alike for the measures, support and encouragement they provide towards establishing us quickly as a part of the team.

The team is indeed growing. For as we are embarking on new projects and are deploying resources to those projects, we are also reinforcing our infrastructure by introducing new staff in the areas of contract administration, planning, cost control, technical methodology and safety. Although the development in these areas is still far from being mature, the new contingent is already having a positive impact.

It has been noticeable to newcomers that Almabani has a considerable competitive advantage by relying heavily on in-house capabilities. Those responsible for the hard work required to position us in such a position, deserve our special thanks.

In this issue, some of the strides achieved so far in our landmark Riyadh Metro Project and the Development of King Abdullah Road are portrayed. Also featured is the complexity of the sports facilities project at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah.

I hope that you will find this issue informative and interesting. As a closing note, I would like to wish all of the Journal's readers a Happy Eid.

Sami Sindaha, E.V.P Projects Control

2The Almabani Journal . Issue No. 6 . August - September 2014


- Riyadh -For the first time at a Riyadh Metro Project site, Almabani Media Department, escorted by Mick Reilly, Line Two Tunneling Project Manager, visited the Olaya Station site, covered the early excavation works, and came with photos.To the north of the Kingdom Centre, lies the Olaya Station, one of the two iconic stations of the BACS scope.Excavation works have recently started, 5 meters in depth, on both the eastern and western sides of the site.“On the 15th of July we started the first excavations for the line two tunnels. We started on the west shaft and advanced”, says Reilly.As for the tunneling process, Reilly points to the roadheader stationed on site, which will be used to mine the tunnel, using the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM).

Riyadh Metro ProjectRiyadh Metro Project Site Visit

Deep excavation works have started on site - Olaya Iconic Station -

Mick Reilly

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Riyadh Metro ProjectADA-BACS PR Mission

In the spirit of partnership and mutual support between ArRiyadh Development Authority (ADA) and BACS Consortium, BACS formed a team of 10 young and high performing Saudi professionals from different parts of BACS delivery organization (seven engineers, one finance, one risk and one security), under the leadership of BACS Public Relations Manager Mr. Ahmed M. Alarabi, to support ADA on its six-days mission, between September 11th and September 17th, of informing the 1,300 businesses points and stakeholders around Olaya Street, of the upcoming work patterns and closures that are going to occur. The 10 BACS professionals were merged with ADA representatives to form 10 different teams of three.

Motivating Meeting with HRH Prince Turki

Prior to this mission, the 10 teams met with the Governor of Riyadh Province HRH Prince Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud, in the presence of local imams and representatives of the traffic police and the Municipality of Riyadh. In this meeting, HRH Prince Turki shook hands with each of the 30 individuals, wishing them good luck on their mission, providing personal encouragement and coaching on the unified message to be delivered to the businesses and stakeholders.

HRH Prince Turki

HRH Prince Turki arriving at the meeting

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Alarabi: Such Mission Adds a Positive Impact to the Project

According to the BACS Public Relations Manager Mr. Ahmed Alarabi, this joint PR mission between ADA and BACS will help in developing a trust relationship between the local community and ADA-BACS. “We will witness, for the first time in the history of Saudi Arabia, a direct interaction and communication between the local community and a governmental-contracting team. People affected in the detours and rerouting works should know and understand the aims of those works, the period during which they will be affected, and have the full right to raise any question that comes to their minds, and I am pretty sure that our ADA-BACS joint teams will be pleased to provide them with satisfactory answers".In conjunction with this PR mission, a media-oriented mission was launched in Saudi daily newspapers, radio stations and TV channels. This media campaign helped in reaching the biggest audience possible, raising awareness among all Riyadh residents about the roads’ detours and closures that are taking place for site works.

BACS Team

Alarabi (bottom left) and his collegues


Riyadh Metro ProjectADA-BACS PR Mission

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BACS CWJV Board & Steering Committee Meeting

On July 16th, a meeting was held at BACS headquarters for the CWJV Board & Steering Committee, where a progress presentation was given. In addition, challenges and issues facing the project were raised in the meeting, along with key achievements of the project. This meeting is going to be held quarterly.

- Riyadh -

Joseph DaherAlmabani's CEO

Dr. Amjad BangashBACS Consortium Project Director

Pierre MouraniAlmabani's Senior E.V.P.Contracting

Alfred HakimAlmabani's CFO


EventsBACS CWJV Meeting

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2014 Exhibition & Symposium of Projects with Distinction in the Era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

Under the auspices of HRH Prince Dr. Mansour bin Mutaib bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, the 2014 Exhibition & Symposium of Projects with Distinction in the Era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques was held in Riyadh, from September 21st to 25th, 2014.

Almabani, being a key player in the Saudi general contracting scene, has signed on as a Gold Sponsor for the event, exhibiting in a special booth in the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center (RICEC).

- Riyadh -


EventsExhibition & Symposium of Projects with Distinction

HRH Prince Dr. Mansour bin Mutaib passing by Almabani's booth

HRH Prince Dr. Mansour bin Mutaib at the opening ceremony


EventsExhibition & Symposium of Projects with Distinction

This national demonstration allowed the opportunity to a large number of visitors to see and get introduced to several megaprojects that have been executed/still under execution in the era of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques HRH King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. In addition, this event featured a symposium in which distinctive new technologies implemented in the construction and project management fields were exhibited.

Samer Beyrouthy KKIA Project Manager (right) & Jad Nehmeh from the Operations Department at Almabani's Booth

From left to right: Elie Chrabieh, Roy Yazigi & Joud Faraj

Eng. Ibrahim as-Sultan, President of ADA, visiting Almabani's Booth

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As per the Master Plan, a road is planned to pass over Almabani's KAIA site office. For this reason, Almabani team embarked on a mission to build a new site office. As scheduled, the move started by the end of August (the construction department), and within a week, all the KAIA Project departments were settled in their new offices. At 3,414 m2, the new office is almost double the size of the old one.

Larger area… Pleasant atmosphere

With an accommodation capacity of more than 200 employees, the new Almabani KAIA site office offers a pleasant atmosphere to its staff. Among the main features is the exposure of all offices to natural light, which boosts the employees’ health through positive and powerful effects on mood and alertness, according to a recent scientific study carried out by the researchers at the University of Illinois. In addition, all the offices are supplied by split AC units, which compare favorably to window units in terms of lower noise level.

With its green spaces, larger offices, wider windows, and all-shaded parking lots, Almabani is pleased to welcome its guests and members to the new KAIA office.

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EventsAlmabani New KAIA Site Offices

Main gate and hallway of the new Almabani KAIA site office

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Guest of The Journal Roy Yazigi

Roy Yazigi, Roads & Infrastructure Projects Director, is the guest of the sixth issue of The Almabani Journal. In this interview, he talks about his early days in Almabani, his multi-experience, and his vision for the near future of Almabani.

Nassim Arabi: First, I would like to thank you for giving us the time to conduct this interview with your good self. At the beginning of the interview, please introduce yourself to the readers, going over your academic background and your professional journey.

Roy Yazigi: I graduated from the American University of Beirut in 1990 with a BS in Civil Engineering. After working in Lebanon for few years and then in Nigeria for two years, I returned to Lebanon and joined Almabani in the year 2000. In 2001, I moved with Almabani to Saudi Arabia and launched my career here, working on different projects scattered all over the Kingdom. I started as an assistant project manager, then project manager, steadily climbing the ladder to be where I am today, settled in Riyadh, as of December 2013, as Riyadh Roads & Infrastructure Projects Director.

NA: You are now the Roads & Infrastructure Projects Director. What can you tell us about this major field in General Contracting? Where does Almabani stand among other competitors?

RY: Roads and infrastructure are dynamic sectors within any urban settlement and need to be constantly upgraded and adapted to meet population growth, new traffic and safety regulations, as well as the latest technologies in traffic management systems.The aim of these projects -that may consist of roundabouts, flyovers, bridges, underpasses, landscape and hardscape works and their pertaining infrastructure- is to reduce traffic jams in urban areas, to simplify the traffic flow and find solutions for traffic congestion problems. In other words, whether executing projects of new roads and new infrastructure or upgrading the existing network, is a never ending story.

The major challenge that we face during the execution of such projects is the actual traffic congestion in Riyadh. Therefore, and prior to the construction phase, attention is focused on the traffic management plan that is to be put in place during construction, to ensure it will guarantee alternative traffic routes and smooth access roads to the residents living and working in the surrounding area, with the least disturbance possible.The Kingdom has, by far, the largest roads network in the region. Thus, Almabani competitors in this sector are numerous and have extensive experience. Nevertheless, Almabani was able throughout the projects executed in the last 4 years in Riyadh –namely the Extension of the Roads in ArRiyadh Old Airport and Development of the Eastern Part of King Abdullah Road- to impose itself as a remarkable player in this field, due to the nature of the jobs undertaken, the high-end quality and the timely delivery.

- Riyadh - Interviewed by Nassim Arabi

Roy Yazigi


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NA: After executing several roads & infrastructure projects in Riyadh, how do you see the relationship between Almabani & ArRiyadh Development Authority?

RY: ArRiyadh Development Authority (ADA) has a special vision for its projects in Riyadh. While most of the bridges, underpasses and flyovers in major cities are built for the purpose of traffic flow enhancement exclusively, ADA’s approach goes beyond the standard traffic flow improvement, into enhancing the beauty of the city itself, making from each new road, bridge or tunnel, a city landmark.Gaining ADA’s confidence was not an easy task, and maintaining this confidence is a daily challenge for us. ADA is a very demanding client in terms of deliverables and is always looking for excellence and perfectionism, and we have never failed them. This strengthened the relation between Almabani and ADA and steadily nurtured it, regulated by our commitment to deliver the entrusted job up to the high standards that ADA has set. On the other hand, ADA management trusts Almabani’s competence and believes in our ability to complete a project on time, going beyond the expectations. Reciprocally, we trust ADA’s technical awareness of every single detail, and I can say that their support for us is invaluable. Briefly, it is a win-win healthy situation between ADA and us.

NA: You have been on top of the sewerage project in Jeddah. Now that you shifted to roads & infrastructure, what major differences did you witness between those two fields?

RY: The major difference is the perception of the executed works. By the end of a sewerage project, you feel that nothing has changed! Roads are still the same, lifestyle around the project’s site remains the same regardless of the substantial and extensive works that had been executed underneath. When it comes to roads and infrastructure, the whole panoramic scene changes. Roads become wider, bridges are erected and are considered among the major features of the city, etc. Each field in construction has its specific features and taste. I have already worked in airports, buildings, sewerage, transportation, and many other fields… The main difference is the managerial focal point in each field. For instance, if we compare roads and infrastructure to sewerage, we can say that our major concern here (in roads and infrastructure) is how people are going to be directly affected by our rerouting and excavations, which is not the case in sewerage. Upgrading operational airports makes us focus on systems redundancies operation at all time and prioritize on traffic and passengers safety.As a personal assessment, I believe that every single project has added a certain experience to my career, regardless of the scope. And I believe that a person is considered lucky if he gains the opportunity to undergo such a variety of projects. I would never consider an experience better than another. At the end, there is a job that needs to be done.

NA: Is there any business plans or strategies that are set specifically to roads & infrastructure?

RY: Our strategic target is to meet excellence in delivering roads or infrastructure projects entrusted to us. This is the only way we can expand our portfolio and attract new clients. Practically, we seek to expand our horizons and build relationships with new clients. As I mentioned earlier, we delivered milestone projects that became landmarks in Riyadh, therefore after this successful reputation for Almabani, we seek potential clients whether in Riyadh or in other Saudi regions and even beyond the Saudi borders. We have the resources, we have the know-how, and therefore everything can be done. Nowadays we look at how things will evolve based on our accumulated experience in roads and infrastructure.



NA: How do you assess the fast-track growth that is being recently witnessed in Almabani?

RY: I was expecting such growth in Almabani. This is the direct outcome and the expected result of the strategy and policy that has been planned, set and followed for the past 10 years. I give credits to the senior management of Almabani, guided by Mr. Nehmé and led by Mr. Abi Nader first and then Mr. Daher. We are harvesting today what they planted in early stages. Mr. Nehmé has an amazing capacity to believe in the future. He transmitted to all of us this vision and this spirit. We all believe that the future of this company is ours, all of us, and shall be, by God’s will, always bright.As long as we have this dream, we will keep growing. You grow when you turn your dreams into reality. We are in the midst of beautiful dreams and I am pretty sure that we are going to materialize those dreams, gradually one after another, in the near future.

NA: What is in your opinion, the general image of Almabani in the near future?

RY: In fact, what we are living today is the realization of what we dreamed of, six to seven years ago. And I must say that it was not that easy to realize those dreams. In order to do so, different strategic decisions had to be taken, policies were reshuffled and reorganized to meet the new challenges, the senior management team was expanded to be capable of managing this growth, etc… when you combine those actions and factors all together, you can visualize the inevitability of this growth… and it will continue. We should all keep on looking at the very bright future of Almabani. Look at the Riyadh Metro Project. It’s the sum of all efforts and successes on all scales. I believe in a bright future and I hope that I will be on the top deck of the boat cruising to materialize the forthcoming achievements.

NA: Is there anything you would like to add at the end of this interview?

RY: I would like to thank the family of Almabani for supporting me directly or indirectly, through all those projects that I’ve been engaged in. I would like to extend my gratitude to the Almabani management’s philosophy of spreading a family spirit through every employee in this company. Almabani reflects Mr. Nehmé Tohmé’s personality. His wisdom and leadership is an inspiration to all of us.

We belong to this place called Almabani, we do not just work here… n

Roy Yazigi during the interview


TBY Talks to Almabani's CEO Mr. Joseph DaherBumper Year

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Development of King Abdullah RoadWest Section – Part B

After the successful completion of the development project of the Eastern part of King Abdullah Road, aka DEPKAR, Almabani was awarded a new contract by ArRiyadh Development Authority (ADA) to develop the Western part of King Abdullah Road, one of the most important hubs in the Saudi capital.

Client: ArRiyadh Development AuthorityProject Location: RiyadhProject Value: 241,156,090 SRStarting Date: April 2014Completion Date: March 2017Project Manager: Elia Khoury

Project OverviewThe Development of King Abdullah Road West Section – Part B (KAR-WEST) project consists of the following: - Setting up two bridges passing over King Abdullah Road (KAR) crossing King Khalid Road (KKR). - Construction of two flyovers: Flyover 1 shifting the traffic coming from KAR-W into KKR-S, while Flyover 2 shifts the traffic coming from KAR-E into KKR-N. - Construction of U-turns on KKR North and South.

Project Statistics

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Days since start

Remaining Days

Total Cumulative Man-hours

Total Cumulative Equipment-hours

Total Concrete Quantity

Total Excavation Quantities

172 Days

890 days

6,214,200 m-h

946,200 eq-h

75,788 m3

109,221 m3

Concrete pouring at night



Main Focus of the Project

- Detour works are to be set cooperating with ADA, the traffic police and the authorities in Riyadh. - Land acquisition of the surrounding governmental and personal properties to start the planned detours. - Relocation of any existing utilities. - Safety precautions among all site activities, manpower and equipment. - Retaining walls South East, South West and North West. - Completion of Bridge 1 and Bridge 2 in order to place the traffic coming from KAR so that works would be initiated on phase 4 to finish the last stage of Flyover 1. - Hardscape and landscape then should take place side by side with site utilities until the start of testing and commissioning.

Main Landmarks and Milestones

Construction of the retaining wall

Mobilization & Site Preparation

Activity Name

15th April 2014

Activity Start

14th May 2014

Activity Finish

Retaining walls 14th May 2014 22nd Feb 2015

Bridge 1 26th June 2014 7th Nov 2015

Bridge 2 1st Oct 2014 9th Nov 2015

Flyover 1 26th Nov 2014 29th Oct 2016

Flyover 2 26th July 2014 8th Mar 2016



Site Visit with Engineer Sherif Hasan

During a Ramadan night-shift visit to KAR-WEST site, Engineer Sherif Hasan explained about the major works that are currently being executed on site.“Currently, the excavation works for the retaining walls, Bridge 1 and Flyover 2 have started. Most of the retaining walls works are planned to be completed within one month, and this will enable us to start working on Bridge 2 and Flyover 1”, explains Hasan.Once finished, the completed area will be used for detours to serve the site of Flyover 1 and Bridge 2.“Our main objective is, as we learned in Almabani, to excel in delivering the job on time, regardless of all the obstacles that we face on site”, concluded Hasan.

South U-Turn

Steel cutting


Pier 2, Bridge 1, west side of King Abdullah Road



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Recap

KAU project consists of - five major sport facilities all connected through one large building (Spread on approximately 23000 m2 of land). It is divided into five major buildings. Hereunder are the facilities and their designation in the site:

- Gym (Phase 1 Part A)- Swimming pool (Phase 1 Part B)- Multi-purpose two story building 1 including (Phase 2 Part 1): Squash courts Bowling arena Talent show area Library Seating room Billiard halls- Ice hockey arena (Phase 2 Part 2)- Multi-purpose two-story building 2 including (Phase 2 Part 3): Martial arts hall Multi-purpose court Spa section (sauna, steam, Jacuzzi) Table Tennis hall Internet café

Concrete pouring

KAU ProjectComplexity of Architectural & Structural Design


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Site Visit with Engineer Rami Badawiduring Ramadan Night Shift

“The major achievement that I would like to mention is our ability to keep a highly productive spirit during the tough month of Ramadan”, says BadawiSince the very first day of Ramadan, teams were divided into two shifts, operating 24/24 nonstop:“For the civil department, a night shift dedicated to perform the required construction works on site and a morning shift devoted to deliver the work to the consultant, with a skeleton team responsible of rectifying the necessary and preparing the right atmosphere for the shift to follow. In addition, construction works performed during night time required a certain strategy and profound planning: A schematic lighting system day by day, net correspondence between both shifts, updating other disciplines of all works executed during the night.

The biggest challenge in construction is having a limited area of work operation. “We had a building just 6m distant from our structure’s limit. No access for pumps, mobile cranes… Not even a useful area for storage!” explains Badawi.These restrictions obliged the team to divide the same building into many portions, where a portion reached the roof level while the other is kept on ground floor as access for mobile cranes and pumps.According to Eng. Badawi, “this matter alone required a wise strategy from the management in tackling the structure, in order to avoid closing any needed access for our equipment”.

Progress on site during the Ramadan Night Shift


Eng. Rami Badawi


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Ice Rink Arena Bleachers


Structural Concrete Progress:

Phase 1 – Part ABleachers 90% completed. Completion of remaining portion shall be proceeded once space frame is installed, as this part is left as an access.Phase 1 – Part BBleachers 100% completed. Diving tower 100% completed.Phase 2 – Part 1Roof floor slab 100% completed. Phase 2 – Part 2Bleachers 75% completed. Expected completion date: 4th week of November.Phase 2 – Part 3First floor 90% completed. Expected completion date: 2nd week of November.Second floor 60% completed. Expected date of completion: 3rd week of November.

The basement of the project, spread under these five facilities, is witnessing a big improvement, in terms of block works (90% completion), together with mechanical and electrical disciplines’ tasks.


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Almabani KAIA Camp: New Fire Truck

Fire Truck Added to KAIA Equipment Fleet

A new Mitsubishi Fire Truck has been recently procured by the Almabani Equipment Department to join the fleet of King Abdulaziz International Airport project.

The sophisticated vehicle is now ready to assist in firefighting and other rescue operations.

The New Fire Truck at Almabani KAIA Labour Camp



High-tech Transport Systems for 11 Cities

The Public Transport Authority will develop transport systems in 11 cities through advanced technology, said Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Ouhali, its president, adding that priority would be given to densely populated cities. […] Metro projects worth nearly SR200 billion have been launched in Makkah, Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.The Riyadh metro project is expected to begin with 202 carriages and may be increased to 338 to meet possible future demand. The metro project will have an initial daily capacity of 1.16 million passengers, while the three-line metro project in Jeddah will be ready for passengers by 2018.

Related Link: http://www.arabnews.com/news/featured/606831

Aramco Tenders Construction Work for Stadiums

Saudi Aramco has invited nine groups to submit bids by 26 October for the contract to build the 11 stadiums it is planning for different locations across Saudi Arabia. The nine selected groups are:

[...] The facilities will be built in Medina, Al-Qassim, the Eastern Province, Asir, Tabuk, Hail, the Northern Borders, Jizan, Najran, Baha and Al-Jouf.

Related Link: http://www.meed.com/sectors/construction/public-buildings/aramco-tenders-construction-work-for-stadiums/3195766.article

Articles & Analysis

Almabani (Local) / Bouygues (France) / Huta (Local)

Nasser Al-Hajri (Local) / VINCI (France)

CCC (Greece) / Strabag (Austria)

Samsung C&T Corporation (South Korea) / Azmeel Contracting (Local)

Al-Muhaidib (Local) / Six Construct (Belgium)

El-Seif Engineering & Contracting (Local) / Royal BAM Group (Netherlands)

SBG (Local) / Eiffage (France)

Baytur (Turkey) / Clark Construction (United States)

Nesma & Partners (Local) / Salini Impregilo (Italy)

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Articles & Analysis


Metro project to bring Riyadh on par with world’s great cities

The $22.5 billion metro project — called King Abdulaziz Project for Riyadh Public Transport — is a linchpin of the Saudi capital’s modernization program. It will be the backbone of the Saudi capital’s public transport system and a key component of growth.“The project will redefine the concept of public transportation, providing Riyadh residents and visitors with a world-class transportation system,” said the Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) which spearheads the project.The Riyadh Metro, which is expected to be completed in less than five years, will also place the Saudi capital on par with the world’s modern cities in advanced countries whose railway projects have played a key role in industrialization and modernization. With the great promise of the project for the residents of the capital city, Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, governor of Riyadh, said: “There are many indirect benefits for this project. It will save a lot of time for Saudis and expats and will have a huge economic impact.”He said that the metro will ease traffic congestion and reduce pollution by cutting the number of vehicles on the city’s roads.The project is also expected to create jobs and elevate living standards in the wake of an improved transport system described as “second to none.” The Riyadh Metro is significant indeed and this is underlined by the full-page ads taken out in major newspapers to explain and disseminate basic information about the project which was launched in 2013 by the then Riyadh Gov. Prince Khaled bin Bandar, who is now the deputy defense minister. “The efforts of the ADA in this regard is highly appreciated by the residents. Talk to them about it , particularly those who drive to work daily, and they show you the thumbs-up sign,” said Saad Al-Bazei, a Shoura member and an author in Arabic and English.He said that residents will no longer use their cars to go to work or any other place in the city and would just commute through the Metro project. As a result, there will be less pollution and the residents will have a city that indeed befits its name, which means “garden.” Eric P. Asi, a senior engineer at Nardeen Lighting, said: “I enjoy driving to work with the existing road network from my residence on Sitteen Street to the Second Industrial Area but commuting through the Riyadh Metro will be more practical and sensible.”Resty S. Sibug, a mechanical engineer and the Riyadh area manager at Saudi TKT, which is an electro-mechanical contractor at the Riyadh Metro, said: “The project is exciting indeed. It brings to mind similar transportation facilities in Dubai, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Toronto, San Francisco, Paris and Switzerland.”Work on the project is under way. It includes 756 metro cars, 85 stations, 6 metro lines and 176-km. network. It will also include 3,853 bus stops and stations, 24 bus routes, 1,150 km network and 956 buses.Three foreign groups have been awarded contracts to build the project.These groups include the US Construction company Bechtel Group Inc., Spain’s FCC and Italy’s Ansaldo STS. Bechtel heads a consortium that include AECOM Technology Corp. and Germany’s Siemens which were awarded to build two rail lines. Another consortium — headed by Spanish construction firm FCC and including France’s Alstom Transport and South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. — will build three rail lines worth $7.82 billion.A third group, led by Italian Ansaldo STS, won a $5.21 billion contract to build the remaining rail line. The group comprises Canadian firm Bombardier and India’s Larsen & Toubro Limited.

Related Link: http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/634371

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