KUWAIT CITY, April 7: In a major step towards regional connectivity, Minister of Public Works Dr. Noura Al-Mashaan signed a significant railway growth contract immediately within the presence of Turkish Ambassador to Kuwait Tuba Nur Sönmez. The settlement with Royapi Turkey, a world consulting agency, covers a complete examine, detailed design, and tender doc preparation for the primary section of Kuwait’s railway community.
This strategic undertaking aligns with the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) imaginative and prescient to determine a 2,177-kilometer transnational railway community connecting all member states from Kuwait to Oman. The community will serve each passenger and freight transportation wants throughout the area.
The Kuwaiti phase of this formidable undertaking will characteristic a 111-kilometer observe operating from Shadadiya (web site of the principle Kuwait Railway Station on a 2 million sq. meter plot) to Nuwaiseeb. Minister Al-Mashaan emphasised that the contract signing adopted all correct procedures, together with approval from the Central Company for Public Tenders and the Audit Bureau.
“With the design section now underway, we’ll proceed to the implementation tender upon its completion,” the Minister acknowledged, marking an important milestone in Kuwait’s infrastructure growth.
