Negotiations to implement Riyadh-Jeddah land bridge reaches advanced stages

Negotiations to implement Riyadh-Jeddah land bridge reaches advanced stages

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Negotiations on the implementation of the land bridge initiative linking Riyadh and Jeddah have reached advanced stages, the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) has revealed.Speaking to Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper, NIDLP's CEO Sulaiman Al-Mazrou stated that negotiations with international companies that will carry out the project were advancing.He pointed out that work on the land bridge would begin once details in the agreement were clarified and negotiations completed.NIDLP also seeks, with the relevant authorities, to connect industrial cities with Saudi ports via railway.The CEO indicated that the first phase of linking industrial cities to ports will include the second industrial city in Dammam and the industrial city in Sudair.Al-Mazrou noted that the NIDLP aims to develop logistics services in the Kingdom by linking eastern, western and northern Saudi Arabia with Riyadh.As for the 59 logistics centers affiliated with the master plan for logistics centers announced in August 2023 by thCrown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman with the aim of making Saudi Arabia a global logistical hub,