Officials at the signing of the Letter of Award.
Samsung C&T, as member of the FAST consortium, has received a letter of award by the Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) to oversee the Package III (lines 4, 5, and 6) portion to build a massive subway network in Riyadh. The contract includes the design, construction and commissioning of lines 4 (orange), 5 (yellow) and 6 (purple), which will have 25 stations. Construction will include 64.6km rail track: 29.8km viaduct, 26.6km underground track and 8.2km overground track.
Samsung C&T will partner with FCC from Spain, Strukton from the Netherlands and Freyssinet from Saudi Arabia for the design, construction and commission of the project. Subway cars and the operating system will be designed, built and delivered by the French specialist Alstom. The Riyadh Subway Construction Project will transform the city, strengthening and driving the Saudi economy and improving living standards by providing citizens with their first metropolitan public transport system. It will be the longest subway system under development in the world — 176km.
Yeon-Joo Jung, CEO & Vice Chairman of Samsung C&T, said: “Samsung C&T looks forward to executing this landmark project to the highest standard, contributing to the development of Riyadh. The project will require us to work with some of the best in the global construction industry and serve as an opportunity for us to demonstrate that Samsung C&T is one of them.”
Samsung C&T is also working on metro projects in South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Qatar and India. The Peninsula
