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tion will require 600,000 tonnes of steel (80
times the amount used to build the Eiffel
Tower) and 4.3 million cubic metres of con-
crete (11 times the amount used for Burj
Khalifa, the world’s tallest skyscraper), and
will employ over 30,000 workers, of which
more than half correspond to the consor-
tium led by FCC.
This new metro will transform Riyadh, redu-
cing traffic congestion, strengthening and
driving the Saudi economy and improving
living standards for citizens.
Riyadh currently has a population of 5.7 mi-
llion, which is expected to increase to 8.3
million by 2030. The subway is a solution
to daily traffic problems: of 7.4 million daily
commutes, only 2% use public transport.
FCC in the Middle East
This contract strengthens FCC’s presence
in Saudi Arabia, where it has operated for
more than two years via FCC Aqualia to
optimise Riyadh’s water supply network,
which measures over 6,000 kilometres.
This project has created 160 jobs and will
improve the services provided to more than
3 million people.
This was the first water management con-
tract granted to a Spanish company in the
Middle East. FCC Aqualia landed another
contract in this market some months later:
operation and maintenance of the sewers
and sewage treatment system in the emira-
te of Abu Dhabi.
