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Article: Connecting the kingdom: after years of delays, Saudi Arabia's road, rail and aviation infrastructure is finally getting the investment it needs to cope with economic growth.(TRANSPORT)(Almabani General Contractors)
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- MEED Middle East Economic Digest
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- June 27, 2008
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Transport infrastructure is finally getting the investment it deserves in Sandi Arabia. Urbanisation and an anticipated boom in high-rise construction are making the upgrading of inner-city roads and public transport systems of paramount importance for the government.
Industrial growth means railways, airports and cross-country highways need to be improved, and a boom in air passengers is driving the need for greater capacity in the aviation sector.
"The infrastructure needs upgrading," says Ahmed Anees, business development manager of local construction giant Sandi Binladin Group. "A lot is old--for example, the railways and airports. But privatisation ...