en.Wedoany.com Reported - China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. and Sichuan Construction Engineering Group plan to jointly build an expressway connecting the cities of Abha and Jazan in Saudi Arabia's Asir Province. The expressway will span 130 kilometers, with a total project cost of approximately 19 billion Saudi Riyals.
Once completed, the expressway will reduce travel time between the two locations from about three hours to under one and a half hours. The entire expressway will feature 26 bridges and tunnels, along with supporting comprehensive infrastructure for multimodal transport. The expressway will connect three core towns—Abha, Khamis Mushait, and Mahayel—whose combined population accounts for roughly half of Asir Province's total.
If the project adopts a "Build-Operate-Transfer" model, the overall investment scale could reach 39 billion Saudi Riyals. This expressway project is being jointly bid by China Harbour and the local state-owned enterprise Sichuan Construction, reflecting a cooperative approach of complementary resources. China Harbour brings accumulated experience in overseas projects and a global network, while Sichuan Construction holds advantages in construction organization and cost control.
In recent years, Saudi Arabia has been promoting large-scale project construction under the framework of "Vision 2030." The consideration of introducing a Build-Operate-Transfer model for this project indicates its push to transform public facilities from direct government investment to public-private partnerships. Relevant Saudi authorities are also simultaneously evaluating the feasibility of the Bisha railway link and other multimodal transport solutions.
Once completed, this expressway will drive economic integration among towns along the route in Asir Province, providing transportation conditions for local tourism, logistics, and manufacturing industries.
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