Siemens, Petrojet to focus on Mideast utility, infrastructure projectsGlobal technology powerhouse Siemens has joined forces with Petrojet, one of the biggest construction groups in Middle East and Africa, to promote co-operation in technologies for the industrial sector in the Middle East. &n More… |
Saudi infrastructure activity brisk in 2022; 56 new roads builtSaudi Arabia has witnessed solid activity in the infrastructure sector in 2022 with 56 roads covering a total distance of 1,610 km, being built, reported SPA. The scope of work included evaluation of 608 bridges and 37 tunnels. More… |
Etihad Rail signs deal with Herrenknecht to develop new tunnel designEtihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE National Rail Network, has signed a strategic partnership with Herrenknecht, one of the oldest and largest companies specialised in tunnelling solutions, to develop new tunnel design and const More… |
Neom invites bids for construction of 31 km of tunnelsSaudi Arabia's mega project Neom has invited bids for the construction of 31km of tunnels as part of The Line - a 170-km belt of hyper-connected future communities, without cars and roads and built around nature - at its $500-billi More… |
Siemens consortium lands Suez Canal tunnels project workSiemens said its consortium has been awarded a contract by Egyptian government to provide the command control and communication systems for Ahmed Hamdy Tunnel 2, a transportation link beneath the Suez Canal that will ease movement between citi More… |
Oman expressway tunnel work 80pc completedOman's Ministry of Transport and Communication has announced that work is in full swing at the Sharqiyah Expressway project site with 80 per cent of the tunnels already completed, said a report. As for Nidab Tunnel, civil work More… |
Oman to start work on two key tunnelsOman's Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) will soon start work on two major tunnels on the Bidbid-Sur road, said a report. Two more tunnels in the 450- to 600-m range will be built to protect road users in case of More… |
Qatar opens two tunnels at Pearl InterchangeQatar's Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has opened two new tunnels at Pearl Interchange on Lusail Expressway aimed at reducing traffic congestion. The opening of the two tunnels comes as part of a series of upcoming openings More… |
Saudi Arabia to build tunnels linking Makkah holy sitesSaudi government has approved plans and studies to build service tunnels linking Arafat and Jamarat in Mina via Muzdalifah, and tunnels linking Jamarat with the courtyards of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, said a report. Makkah Regio More… |
Israelis, Gaza militants fight onIsrael launched more than 20 aerial attacks in Gaza early on Saturday and militants fired several rockets at Israel in a second day of violence since a failure to extend an Egyptian-mediated truce that halted a monthlong war earlier this week. More… |