November 29, 2020
Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has awarded a USD800 million contract to a consortium of Orascom Construction and Mitsubishi Corporation to execute the railway systems, track, and depot works package (CP411) for Cairo Metro Line 4 Phase 1.
November 24, 2020
Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has awarded a construction contract to a consortium of Hassan Allam Construction, Arab Contractors, Petrojet, and Concord, as part of phase I of Cairo Metro’s Line 4.
November 12, 2020
The governments of Egypt and Sudan have signed a joint cooperation agreement to carry out economic, social, and environmental feasibility studies for the construction of a railway line connecting Egypt to Sudan.
November 4, 2020
Trans Israel-Advanced Transportation Solutions has awarded a contract to Y Lehrer & Co., Rolider, Abraham Isaac, and Brothers Anton Earthworks, to conduct civil works on Section D, which is the 7-km urban section connecting Har Yona to Taufic Ziad, through Nazareth.
October 28, 2020
Egypt’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has awarded a contract to a Systra-led consortium for the design and supervision of the EUR360 million rehabilitation of Alexandria’s Raml light rail line.
October 26, 2020
Iraq’s Ministry of Transport and a consortium of Alstom and Hyundai Engineering and Construction have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to define a framework for the steps to accelerate the implementation of the Baghdad Metro (Baghdad Elevated Train- BET).
October 14, 2020
The Egyptian Railway Authority (ERA) has awarded a contract to Semaf For Trading & Engineering Services to supply 100 locomotives that are to be deployed on its rail network.
October 8, 2020
Nigeria’s federal government has approved the rehabilitation and reconstruction of a narrow-gauge railway connecting Port Harcourt and the city of Maiduguri.
September 28, 2020
US-based Hill International has secured a contract to provide project management, design review, and implementation supervision services for Egypt’s USD4 billion 6th of October City Monorail project.
September 24, 2020
The State of Qatar and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) have announced plans to convert 25 per cent of Qatar’s bus fleet into electric buses by 2022.
September 18, 2020
The Makkah Region Development Authority (MRDA) has announced that 30 per cent of the work on Phase I of the main bus station project has been completed.
September 3, 2020
The National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) has awarded RATP Dev a EUR1.1 billion (USD1.3 billion) contract to operate and maintain Cairo Metro Line 3 for a period of 15 years and to commission future extensions.
August 26, 2020
The Governor of Alexandria has announced plans to develop a new metro system in Alexandria. The proposed metro will span 43 km, serve 18 stations, and connect Abu Qir to Burg al-Arab. The project is expected to cost around USD2.5 billion. It will be implemented in three phases.
August 18, 2020
The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport has announced that 140 buses will be added to the bus fleet of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.