Samsung C&T, Awarded a Turnkey Metro Project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia DATE : 2013.07.31COUNT : 356 Samsung C&T Awarded a Turkey Metro Project by the City of Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3 subway lines, 64.6km of track, and 25 stations Samsung C&T, as a member of the FAST consortium has received a letter of award by the Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) to oversee the Package III (lines 4, 5, and 6) portion to build a massive subway network in the streets of the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh. The contract includes the design, construction and commissioning of lines 4 (orange), 5 (yellow) and 6 (purple), which will have 25 stations. Construction will include 64.6 kilometers of rail track: 29.8 kilometers of viaduct, 26.6 kilometers of underground track, and 8.2 kilometers of overground track. Samsung C&T will partner up with FCC from Spain, Strukton from the Netherlands, and Freyssinet from Saudi Arabia for the design, construction and commission aspects of the project. The subway cars and the operating system will be designed, built, and delivered by the French specialist Alstom. The Riyadh Subway Construction Project will transform the city, strengthening and driving the Saudi economy and improving living standards by providing the citizens with their first metropolitan public transport system. The project will be the longest subway system under development in the world, measuring 176 kilometers in length. Yeon-Joo Jung, CEO & Vice Chairman of Samsung C&T, said "Samsung C&T looks forward to executing this landmark project to the highest standard, contributing to the development of Riyadh. This project will require us to work with some of the best in the global construction industry and serve as an opportunity for us to demonstrate that Samsung C&T is one of them." Samsung C&T already has extensive experience with building subway systems throughout the world and is currently working on metro projects in South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Qatar and India.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 14:21:36 +0000
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