Makkah governor: Firms must meet project deadlines

Makkah projects must be completed by 2015 says province governor.

Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has again underscored the need for firms working on contracts under the King Abdullah Project for Makkah Construction and Holy Sites Development project to stick to deadlines.

Al-Faisal is president of the Makkah and Holy Sites Development Authority and chairman of the Executive Committee of the King Abdullah Project for Makkah Construction, and made the comments during a meeting of the development authority’s executive committee in Jeddah.

“All departments related to development projects in the holy city should strive to stick to the schedule and complete the first phase of the King Abdullah Project for Makkah Constructions to coincide with the completion of the expansion of the northern courtyard of the Grand Mosque, ring roads, other road networks and the development of unplanned districts,” he told the committee.

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Al-Faisal warned contractors late last year that it was imperitive the project stick to deadlines - and the latest comments underscore that urgency.

Central Makkah is undergoing a massive revamp, and the multi-billion dollar an integrated transport system with trams and a metro service which is all designed to solve traffic problems during peak seasons.

“The project should be completed so that it can offer the highest level of services to pilgrims. The project should also preserve the indigenous and Islamic identity of the locations but in keeping with a modern image,” Prince Khaled said late last year.

The first phase of the multi-billion dollar project was set for completion in 2015.

In mid-January Makkah’s mayor Osama Al-Bar announced $370m worth of projects that include a tunnelling project that would link the Aziziyah and Jamarat areas, and another that will link King's Road to Al-Sharaie district.