Report: Contractors turn attention to Doha Metro’s Red Line North
A joint venture consisting of companies from South Korea, Qatar and Italy will spend the next 43 months constructing a rail line running from Lusail to the Doha Golf Club.
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Major traffic diversions going up on Al Sadd St. for Doha Metro
The diversions specifically affect the road between Mohamed Bin Al Qasim St. (past Royal Plaza) and Al Waab, and will be in place until 2018.
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Qatar Rail set to announce contractor for major Doha Metro tender
The successful contractor of phase 1 of the train system contract should be revealed “later this month, insh’allah,” Qatar Rail deputy CEO Hamad al Bishri is reported to have said.
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Qatar Rail installs overhead conveyer to move dug-up dirt out of West Bay
The "excavated materials conveyor belt" will transport all the dirt, sand and rocks dug out of the ground to make way for the West Bay Central and West Bay South Metro stations.
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Qatar Rail warns contractors over laborers’ living conditions
The company, which is overseeing the construction of the Doha Metro, is now the country’s third major public-sector organization to adopt a common set of standards for workers’ accommodations.
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Report: Qatar Rail contractors complete digging on six metro stations
As work continues on Qatar’s first rail lines, planners are brainstorming strategies to convince residents to embrace mass transit and leave their vehicles at home when the Doha Metro starts operating in 2019.
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Qatar’s upcoming public transport system to integrate solar tech
Qatar Rail has entered a strategic partnership with Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) to embed some 80 megawatts worth of solar technology into its upcoming metro project.
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Qatar Rail sees delivery of first tunnel boring machine
"Lebretha" is one of 21 massive drilling machines that Qatar Rail will use to ensure the first phase of its Doha Metro is completed on time.
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Four more tunnel boring machines arrive in Qatar to dig for metro
The TBMs will be used to bore tunnels for the Red Line North and South underground projects. However, drilling won't start until the massive machines are reassembled at their construction sites.
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