Infrastructure Development Progress in
As infrastructure sees transformative developments, international companies providing auxiliary services are setting sights on Saudi Arabia as the next leg of expansion. One of them is Grankraft, which recently expanded to Saudi Arabia with the help of the AstroLabs’ on-ground expansion team. Leveraging its multifaceted expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, and construction, Grankraft spearheads two infrastructural ventures in Saudi Arabia: the Sheybarah South Hotel, a part of the Red Sea Global Island project, and the King Khaled International Airport. Currently, the company is developing a state-of-the-art roof raft for the Shura Island Hotel.
Numerous projects are emerging in the railway space. Notable developments are the Jeddah and Riyadh metros; the latter is one of the largest metro construction projects in the world and is anticipated to include driverless trains. Moreover, a new metro system and bus network are being developed in the holy city of Makkah under the name of the “Makkah Public Transport Program.” The infrastructure projects are likely to increase in the coming period as the country expedites towards becoming one of the largest tourism source markets worldwide.
The knock-on effect of the tourism resurgence will cascade down across the service sector and others associated with tourism, prompting a high demand for innovative solutions necessary to provide a well-rounded value as well as continuous upskilling and reskilling of the country’s tourism workforce. The Kingdom has been focusing on expanding its infrastructure to improve urban mobility and increase transport capacity in a bid to meet the ambitious targets outlined in the National Transport and Logistics Services Strategy entailed in its Vision 2030.
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