| Project Detail |
Owner: Makkah Region Development Authority Makkah
Railways Public Transport Project Executive Office Project
Contractor: TNC Alliance, consisting of NESMA Holding Limited, TCC, Al Shoula, Al Maghribi, Arab Methia, and Consultrans Arabia.
Contract value: estimated at SR 3.122 billion
Contract Duration: (10 years) of which one and a half years of implementation and eight and a half years of operation.
The contract includes the supply, operation and maintenance of 400 buses:
240 regular buses with a capacity of 40 seating seats with a capacity of approximately 85 people.
160 articulated buses with 60 seating seats with a capacity of approximately 125 people.
It is manufactured according to the highest specifications of the bus industry in the world, and it has the following advantages:
Use the best standards of environmental protection and reduce carbon emissions.
Fire fighting systems in each bus.
Hydraulic system to assist people with special needs.
Provides parking spaces for children and people with special needs.
Wi-Fi internet access is also available on each bus.
Audio system and visual information for the trip inside the bus.
Security systems through surveillance cameras inside and outside the bus.
Electronic screens showing the destination to be accessed.
The public bus project covers the city of Makkah.
Expected start-up date: 3rd quarter of 2019 |
