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CATEGORY: Environment, Impact Assessment
LOCATION: Saudi Arabia
START/END: 2013-2014
CONSULTANCY BUDGET: 162,962
CLIENT: Saudi Arabian Parsons Ltd
ORIGIN OF FUNDING: Saudi Arabia Railway
PARTNERS: NESC
LDK’s BUDGET SHARE: 61%
STAFF PROVIDED: 4
Type of Services
Services included:
Dr. George Mikroudis, Project leader
Mr. Constantinos Nicolopoulos, Deputy project leader
Ms. Evie Litou, Senior Environmental Expert
Ms Eleni Avramidi, Environmental, GIS expert
- Baseline studies
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
- Noise modelling and noise contours
- Air pollution modelling
- Visual impact assessment
- Environmental Management Plan(EMP)
- Project Safety Plan
Dr. George Mikroudis, Project leader
Mr. Constantinos Nicolopoulos, Deputy project leader
Ms. Evie Litou, Senior Environmental Expert
Ms Eleni Avramidi, Environmental, GIS expert
Description
The project is part of the overall Northern Branch Lines (NBL). This will include three (3) new lines as extensions to the existing SAR network. These are the following:
- Branch 1: Extending from the SAR railway network at Aljouf Intermodal Yard to Saudi Aramco Bulk (diesel and gasoline loading/unloading unit) in Sakaka, Jouf Province, with a length of 41.5kms,
- Branch 2: Extends from the SAR Railway network at Al Jalimid to Saudi Armco Bulk plant (diesel and gasoline loading/unloading unit), in Turaif, Northern Boundary Province, with a length of 131.8km and
- Branch 3: Extends from Branch line 2 to the future (planned) Ma'aden Processing Facility at Urn Wa'al, with a length of 35km
