Saleh bin Ibrahim Al-Rashid

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Makkah hands its pilgrim bus network to private operators

Overseeing the Wasel Al-Haram build-out

On November 8, Saudi Arabia signed SAR 5.664 billion ($1.51 billion) of contracts to build and run Makkah's pilgrim transport system. Three private consortia will finance, construct and operate 19 stations and car parks across seven corridors, plus a fleet of 3,200 buses.

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