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FCC Construcción wins one of the tunnel construction contracts for the Saudi NEOM project The construction area of the FCC Group has won one of the tunnel construction contracts within the Saudi NEOM giga-project. The contract constitutes one of the most important projects for the development of transport infrastructure. FCC Construcción leads the consortium formed by China State Construction Engineering Corporation and Shibh Al-Jazira Contracting Company (FCC/CS- CEC/SAJCO JV). The tunnels will enable safe, fast and easy mobility for people and goods. construction The rock excavated as part of the tunnel construc- tion project will be processed for later reuse within the concrete lining that will be used in the tunnels as well as in other projects, guaranteeing a minimum impact on the landscape. NEOM CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr stated that this award marks another important milestone in the development of the NEOM project. “The sheer scope and scale of the tunneling work to be undertaken highlights the complexity and ambition of the project,” he said. The project consists of the creation of a smart city in the Arabian desert, with an innovative and futuristic character. B U S I N E S S B U S I N E S S 14