One of the largest projects undertaken in Saudi Arabia is the construction of the Riyadh Metro rail line. The metro network constitutes the backbone of the public transport system in Riyadh. With six lines at a total length of 176 km and 85 metro stations, the metro network will cover most of the densely populated areas, public facilities, and the educational, commercial and medical institutions. The network will be connected to King Khalid International Airport and King Abdullah Financial District, main universities, downtown and the public transport center.The project will contribute to reducing the number of car trips by nearly 250,000 trips per day, equivalent to 400,000 litres of fuel per day, thus reducing the air pollutant emissions in the city. It is expected that the capacity of the project will reach 3.6 million passengers a day. The tenders for this project were broken down into several packages. One of these packages is Station 1B2, a deep underground station along Olaya Street in Riyadh city centre and this was awarded to Jones Engineering Saudi Arabia, (JESA).
JESA have the task of installing the full mechanical, electrical and sprinkler packages which include the following:
Construction Manager Sean Costello told us, “We currently have 20 people on mechanical that we rotate between mechanical and sprinkler installations and 30 on electrical installations. We are expected to peak at 180 personnel between all the trades.” There are also 23 personnel who make up the Project Team, including Procurement, QA/QC, QS, Design, Planning, Engineering, Document Control, Safety and Project Director David Byrne.
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