The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has awarded the contract for the extension of Riyadh Metro’s Red Line to the Webuild-led Consortium, which includes as well India’s L&T, Saudi Arabia’s NESMA and France’s ALSTOM.
The project covers the design and construction of an 8.4 km new driverless metro line, 1.3 km of which will be on viaduct and the remaining 7.1 km in tunnels. It also includes five stations – three of which are underground, as well as the signaling systems. A Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) will be used for the excavation of the tunnel section.
The Red Line extension project is part of the Guinness World Records longest driverless Metro Network which was rolled out by RCRC. Part of the project scope is to integrate the new section with the whole system of 6 driverless lines launched in Riyadh last December, which covers 176 km and is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the world.
The new section in the Saudi metro will add two more metro stations to King Saud University. In addition, it will serve new developments in the city of Riyadh and, in particular, will connect the existing Red Line and the rest of the Metro network with Diriyah, the first Saudi capital and a UNESCO World Heritage site, for which a major development project is underway to transform the area into a leading cultural and tourist center for the region, preserving its Najd heritage and architecture.
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