METRO FOR RIYADH

The Saudi government has launched a tender process to build a new metro system in the capital, Riyadh, in an effort to ease congestion on the city’s gridlocked roads, the Saudi Gazette reports. The Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) invited international consortia to prequalify for the project, which it wants completed in four years. “ADA invites global consortia specialised in the production and supply of rolling stock, control and telecoms systems as well as metro tunnelling, civil, mechanical and electrical works to prequalify for Riyadh metro project,” the authority said. Saudi Arabia has limited public transport facilities and Riyadh experiences severe congestion for much of the day and evening.