#SaudiArabia – Building Mashaer #Metro

Salim Albosta from Saudi Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs was at the Middle East Rail conference in January to discuss Mashaer Metro’s success in solving pilgrimage mass transportation traffic problems. Here’s what the presentation included:

· Current trends and future plans in the Kingdom’s domestic urban transportation

· The successful initial operation of the SAR 6.5-billion Mashaer Metro and its potential to ease traffic during pilgrimages

· Potential public-private partnerships in Makkah’s public transportation infrastructure

· Insights into the national transportation plan

This presentation is available to download in 5 parts:

* Part 1 * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 * Part 5

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