Intecsa-Inarsa has been awarded a contract in Saudi Arabia for the design of corrective measures to prevent flooding on the railroad tracks in the province of Al Jouf, for an amount of more than 300,000 euros.

The contracting company is Alomaier Trading and Contracting, specialized in the development of infrastructures in Saudi Arabia. The objective is that Intecsa-Inarsa designs a system that avoids the floods that have been happening in this railway, especially in some sensitive parts that are more exposed to the meteorological inclemencies. Specifically, more than 200 kilometers have been affected and more than 45 new structures and an 80-meter bridge are required to recover normal operation.

Thus, the contract includes the replacement of the areas of the road affected by the floods, a geotechnical study for the new structures and a hydrological analysis of the area to implement these improvements. In addition, the engineering firm will carry out a hydraulic design of the drainage works and a series of corrective measures to prevent these floods from affecting rail transport in this northern region of Saudi Arabia bordering Jordan.

Thus, this is a major work that will require the installation of a new rail in the affected sections and meticulous work on the ground, with topographical surveys to align the level of the tracks, for example.

Intecsa-Inarsa has a high level of experience in the field of railroad and track infrastructures, especially in the Middle East, where it has carried out an important development of metro and railroad tracks to improve its communication routes in recent years.

In fact, last year the company won a contract to improve cross-border traffic on the only connecting road between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, developing a master plan for the border island on the King Fahd causeway, which means that this new contract represents the consolidation of engineering in the communications sector in this country.

Saudi Arabia represents 15% of the turnover of Intecsa-Inarsa, which currently operates in more than 15 countries in Europe, America, Africa and Asia, markets from which it obtains 65% of its income.