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Top20 Bridge & Tunnel Projects in the GCC

TOP-20
BRIDGE & TUNNEL
PROJECTS IN THE GCC

AcrosstheGCC,anumberofCausewayprojectshavebeenplanned
inordertolinktheGCCrailnetworkplusnumerousinterchanges,
overpassesandpedestriancrossings.

Inaddition,asspaceabovegroundfortheGCCsexpandingcities
becomesmoreandmorelimited,thedecisiontobuildunderground
isfastbecomingthepreferredsolution.US$279billionworthof
infrastructureprojectsintheregionincludeatunnelingelement.

Thisreportaccountsforthetop20projectsintheregion
thatrepresentanestimatedcumulativevalueofmore
thanUS$136billion.

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Top20 Bridge & Tunnel Projects in the GCC

AirportRoadTunnelinKuwait

20

Country:Kuwait
Client:MinistryofPublicWorks(MPW)
Consultant:PanArabConsultingEngineers(PACE)
Contractor:CombinedGroupContractingCompany
EstimatedValue(USMn$):32
Status:Construction

TunnelatthePrinceMohammed&ImamAli
StreetInterchangeinDammam

19

Country:SaudiArabia
Client:MinistryofTransport
Contractor:ShadeCorporation
EstimatedValue(USMn$):35
Status:Construction

KingAbdulazizInternationalAirport
ExpansionRoadTunnelPackage

18

Country:SaudiArabia
Client:GeneralAuthorityforCivilAviation(GACA)
Contractor:SaudiOgerLtd/Murray&RobertsContractors
EstimatedValue(USMn$):50
Status:Construction

Tunnels&RoadsinMakkah

17

Country:SaudiArabia
Client:MinistryofTransport
Contractor:BinSammarEst.forContracting
EstimatedValue(USMn$):70
Status:Construction

DohaLinkBridge

16

Country:Kuwait
Client:MinistryofPublicWorks(MPW)
Consultant:COWI
Contractor:Notappointed
EstimatedValue(USMn$):115
Status:TenderforConstructionContract

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Top20 Bridge & Tunnel Projects in the GCC

RasAlKhorCrossing Pack6

15

Country:UAE
Client:RoadsandTransportAuthority(RTA)
Consultant:ParsonsDeLeuwCatherInternational
Contractor:SaliniCostruttori
EstimatedValue(USMn$):169
Status:Construction

13NewTunnelsandBridgesinJeddah

14

Country:SaudiArabia
Client:JeddahMunicipality
Consultant:ZuhairFayezPartnershipConsultants
Contractor:SaudiBinladinGroup
EstimatedValue(USMn$):178
Status:Construction

SeventhCrossing DubaiSmile

13

Country:UAE
Client:RoadsandTransportAuthority(RTA)
Consultant:ParsonsDeLeuwCatherInternational
Contractor:WadeAdams
EstimatedValue(USMn$):225
Status:Construction

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AlMaryahIslandDevelopment Phase2
(Bridge#4)
Country:UAE
Client:MubadalaDevelopmentCompany
Contractor:Larsen&Toubro
EstimatedValue(USMn$):244
Status:Construction

AbuDhabiRoadTunnel TheMinaLink

11

Country:UAE
Client:TourismDevelopment&InvestmentCo.(TDIC)
Consultant:WSPGroup
Contractor:Notappointed
EstimatedValue(USMn$):272
Status:OnHold

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Top20 Bridge & Tunnel Projects in the GCC

6BridgesConnectingDubaiandJebelAliPalm

10

Country:UAE
Client:NakheelCorporation
Consultant:RoyalHaskoning
Contractor:SamsungC&TCorporation
EstimatedValue(USMn$):350
Status:Construction

RiyadhAirBaseTunnels
Country:SaudiArabia
Client:ArriyadhDevelopmentAuthority
Contractor:AlMabaniGeneralContractors
EstimatedValue(USMn$):411
Status:Construction

DiftahShisTunnel

Country:UAE
Client:DirectorateofPublicWorks
Consultant:HalcrowGroup
Contractor:GeneralMechanicsCompany(Gemco)
EstimatedValue(USMn$):500
Status:Construction

Makkah TaifTunnel

Country:SaudiArabia
Client:TaifInvestmentandTourismCompany/ChamberofCommerce&
IndustryinTaif
Consultant:ConsultingEngineeringGroup
Contractor:Notappointed
EstimatedValue(USMn$):533
Status:Design

TunnelonSalamStreet

Country:UAE
Client:AbuDhabiMunicipality
Consultant:ParsonsInternational
Contractor:SamsungC&TCorporation/SaifBinDarwish
EstimatedValue(USMn$):871
Status:Construction

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Top20 Bridge & Tunnel Projects in the GCC

LuluIslandRoadBridge
Country:UAE
Client:AbuDhabiMunicipality/SorouhRealEstate
Contractor:Notappointed
EstimatedValue(USMn$):1000
Status:TenderforConsultancyContract

SeaBridgefromMasirahIslandtoMainland

Country:Oman
Client:MinistryofNationalEconomy/TheSupremeCommitteeforTown
Planning
Contractor:Notappointed
EstimatedValue(USMn$):1500
Status:ConceptStage

DohaBayCrossingProject

Country:Qatar
Client:MinistryofMunicipal&UrbanPlanning
Contractor:Notappointed
EstimatedValue(USMn$):1500
Status:Design

SheikhJaberAlAhmedAlSabahCauseway

Country:Kuwait
Client:MinistryofPublicWorks(MPW)
Consultant:COWI
Contractor:AbdullahAlHamadAlSagar&BrothersCompany/Hyundai
Engineering&ConstructionCompany
EstimatedValue(USMn$):2600
Status:Construction

BahrainQatarCauseway

Country:Regional(GCC)
Client:QatarBahrainCausewayFoundation(QBCF)
Contractor:VINCIConstructionGrandsProjets/QatariDiar(QDVC)
EstimatedValue(USMn$):3000
Status:Design

Source:VenturesOnsiteMENAProjectsDatabase(www.venturesonsite.com)

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Incorporating asset management strategies into the

life-span of bridges and tunnels to deliver world-class
infrastructure networks
Tunnels focus day: 11 November 2012
Bridges summit days: 12 and 13 November 2012
The Ritz-Carlton, Doha, Qatar
This years speaker line-up includes Heads of Engineering, Design Directors, Technical
Directors, Bridges and Tunnels experts and Bridges and Tunnels Engineers from:
Ministry of Interior, Qatar

Directorate of Public Works, Sharjah

Etihad Rail
Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning,
Kingdom of Bahrain
Ministry of Transport, Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Public Works, State of Kuwait

Qatar Foundation/Qatar National Research Fund

Municipality of Abu Dhabi City
Department of Transport, Abu Dhabi
Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai

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Employ design and construction methods that help you to reduce costs whilst maintaining the quality
Adopt bridge and tunnel asset management strategies to optimise the life-span and minimise maintenance costs
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