This was globally the largest contract in the history of
underground construction.
Description
The project includes the construction of three metro lines in the city of Riyadh that will consist of a
total of 25 stations.
This third batch consists of the design and construction of lines 4 (yellow), 5 (green) and 6 (purple), which include twenty-five stations for which a total of 65 kilometers of subway tracks, 24 viaducts, 28 underground tracks and 13 surface tracks will be necessary .
The consortium, lead by FCC, are going to employ two TBMs of 9.77 metres diameter to construct the line 5 (green). The trains that will be travelling along these lines will have two carriages, operate without drivers and be supplied by Alstom. There will be four types of stations, elevated, surface, underground and transfer for connections between the various lines.
Responsible
This new public service transport will provide the opportunity to transform the City of Riyadh. The new transport infrastructure will reduce traffic congestion, reinforce and promote the economy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and improve the quality of life of its people.
The Riyadh population currently stands at 5.7 million inhabitants, with a projection of 8.3 million in 2030. The metro is a solution to the daily traffic problems, with 7.4 movements, of which only 2% is actually made in public transport.
The works execution period will be five years and the construction will provide jobs for over 15,000 people.
Highlights
- The largest metro project in the world.
- FCC is contributing wide experience in metro construction.
- It is the largest extension of subway development in the world.
- It solves the traffic problems caused by the more than 7 million trips that are made daily.
