Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) has today broken ground on a mega, multi-level car park being developed in a key heritage site located northwest of Riyadh, at an investment of $878M.
Commissioned by DGDA, the contract will be executed by Italian construction company Webuild through its subsidiary Salini Saudi Arabia and on completion the facility will be able to accommodate 10,500 vehicles.
The project scope includes civil and structural works, tunnels and other connections for the district’s huge car park in a new district along the Western Ring Road.
Spread over nearly one million square metres, the three-storey underground garage lies at the heart of an ambitious urban development project in Ad Diriyah, the historic district and Unesco heritage site at the northwest of Riyadh.
DGDA said the architecture and design of the district will take inspiration from the traditional Najdi style. It will cover seven square kilometres and include the development of a network of pedestrian streets, public squares, courtyards, souks and bazaars to recreate the authenticity of a Saudi village, it added.
Led by Webuild, its construction will employ 9,000 people as it unites tradition with development.
