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| Atkins wins Riyadh Metro contract WS Atkins plc has been awarded a £75m contract as lead designer for three of the six lines of Saudi Arabia's transformational new Riyadh Metro, the largest public transportation project in the world. Atkins will lead a design joint venture with Spanish consultancy Typsa for the FAST consortium (comprising FCC, Samsung, Alstom, Strukton and Freyssinet), which is responsible for metro lines 4, 5 and 6, representing just over a third of the total track. FAST's design and build package, awarded by the Arriyadh Development Authority, includes 25 stations, two depots and seven park and ride car parks, with a total capital cost of approximately £5bn. Atkins will draw on a multidisciplinary team of around 200 specialist staff from its offices in Riyadh, the UAE, Bangalore, Hong Kong and the UK. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Construction News :: home page |