Vinci wins contract for light railway project in Qatar

QDVC, a joint venture between Qatari Diar and French group Vinci has won the contract for the new phase of work in the light railway development in the Qatari town of Lusail near Doha. The contract, worth US$536.67 mllion, and covers civil engineering work on eight underground stations, the construction of a viaduct crossing a motorway and preliminary work on a light rail transport depot and maintenance workshop. The project is expected to take 38 months to complete.
April 18, 2012 Read time: 1 min
4998 QDVC, a joint venture between 4999 Qatari Diar and French group 5176 Vinci has won the contract for the new phase of work in the light railway development in the Qatari town of Lusail near Doha. The contract, worth US$536.67 mllion, and covers civil engineering work on eight underground stations, the construction of a viaduct crossing a motorway and preliminary work on a light rail transport depot and maintenance workshop. The project is expected to take 38 months to complete.

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