Big and bold ambitions
Saudi Arabia is now the cynosure of the world with its regular announcements of giga-projects – including some revolutionary ones – and the global construction sector’s magnet with a pipeline of projects estimated at $1.1 trillion.
More...$500bn mega-city: Disproving naysayers
Neom is real and is taking shape now, putting paid to doubts that this ambitious mega-city planned for an area of 26,500 sq km in the northwest of Saudi Arabia would ever be embarked upon.
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Mega downtown!
What is designed to be the world’s largest modern downtown is set to take shape in Riyadh, covering an area of 19 sq km at the intersection of King Salman and King Khalid roads in the north-west of the Saudi capital.
More...Red Sea wonders
Work on two of the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism destinations, The Red Sea Project and Amaala, is now well in progress under the meticulous direction of Red Sea Global (RSG), which aims to combine the unique experiences only the Red Sea coastal area and its rich marine environment can offer with the ultra-luxury that the world&r
More...World’s largest urban park under way
Construction is well advanced on creating what is expected to be world’s largest urban linear park stretching over 135 km across Riyadh, which has been designed to enrich the life of the city’s residents through world-class sports facilities, entertainment and cultural offers, relaxing green spaces, public artworks and much more.
More...$20bn vision for Jeddah
Several agreements have been signed over the past year in a bid to transform the $20-billion vision for Jeddah into a reality.
More...Riyadh awaits metro flag off
The King Abdulaziz Public Transport Project (KAPTP) – a major initiative in Saudi Arabia aimed at improving the public transportation infrastructure in the country with a bus and a metro network in the capital Riyadh – marked a major milestone with the launch of its first phase of operations in March.
More...Gem of a project
A SR7-billion ($1.86 billion) mixed-use destination is set to take shape in the Saudi capital featuring a host of residential and commercial elements as well as an entertainment hub.
More...Sajco rides high on infrastructure boom
With an order book that comprises around 90 active projects spread throughout the kingdom – right from Jubail to Tabuk and from Riyadh to Madinah – and experience that spans over five decades, veteran contractor Shibh Al Jazira Contracting Company (Sajco) continues to deliver some of the most prominent infrastructural developments in Sa
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May 2023 (Volume xliv Issue 5)