Bridges and Tunnels roadshow to be held under the patronage of the Mayor of Jeddah

The event will explore upcoming tender opportunities for the development of cost-effective and durable bridge and tunnel construction projects for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Ministries, municipalities and transport authorities throughout the Kingdom continue to develop and integrate a wealth of bridge and tunnel projects to improve congestion and access to the public and industrial transportation networks, upgrade existing infrastructure networks and create new rail links.

"This event is a good opportunity for sharing knowledge and experience with professionals and to hear about new construction materials, methods and best-practice case studies," said Khaled Farag Mostafa, Principal Bridge Design Engineer, Saudi Consulting Services (Saudconsult).

The 3rd Annual Bridges & Tunnels Roadshow will bring together local, regional and international experts, the speakers list include: H.E. Dr. Hani bin Mohamed bin Ahmed Abu Ras, Mayor of Jeddah; Dr. Adnan Kassab, Vice President, Saudi Consulting Services (Saudconsult); Eng. Ebrahim A. Al-Babtain, Director of Bridges Department, Ministry of Transport; Dr. Shahid S. Khan, Project Director - North South Railway Project, Saudi BinLadin Group; Asad Ali, Engineering Manager, Al Rajhi Alliance- Project Management Office - PMO; Bodo Kern, General Manager, Herrenknecht Saudi Arabia Ltd; Sultan H. Al-Zahrani, Secretary General for EP Traffic Safety Council and Director Traffic Safety Signature Programme (TSSP), Saudi Aramco.

"We are looking forward to enhance relations with new clients within the government as well as private companies for infrastructure projects in order to offer our expertise and wide range of services," said Peter Brechtelsbauer, CEO Middle East and North Africa for Waagner biro gulf, one of the exhibitors at the event.