PROJECTS: Saudi to issue tenders for Eastern transport project

PROJECTS: Saudi to issue tenders for Eastern transport project

Saudi Arabia will soon issue tenders for a major transport project linking key cities in its Eastern flank, the Gulf Kingdom’s Transport Minister was quoted on Monday as saying. 

Saleh Al-Jassir said his Ministry is working with the Sharqia Development Authority (SDA), which is in charge of development plans in the Eastern region, to undertake that project  as part of a long-term scheme to expand the country’s land, air and sea links. 

The Saudi Arabic language daily Almadina quoted Al-Jassir as saying during a meeting at Sharqia Chamber of Commerce that the project covers nearly 455 kilometers (km) of roads and the operation of 85 buses to transport at least 3 million passengers per year.