Contractors break ground on Aramco stadium
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The stadium and surrounding masterplan will be built over an area of about 800,000 sq m
A joint venture of Belgian contractor Besix and the local Albawani has broken ground on the Aramco football stadium in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
The stadium, which will be able to accommodate up to 47,000 spectators,?and the surrounding?masterplan?will be built over an area of about 800,000 square metres (sq m).
The construction of the stadium is expected to be completed by 2026.
The facility will be used to host international tournaments such as the 2027 Asian Football?Confederation (AFC) Cup?and the 2034?Fifa World Cup.
The new stadium is located in the Dammam Sports City area, where the facilities of the Ettifaq FC and Al-Nahda Club teams are located.
UK-based architectural firm Foster+Partners is the project consultant.
The Public Investment Fund (PIF)-backed gigaproject developer Roshn is developing the football stadium in collaboration with Saudi Aramco.
In February,?MEED exclusively reported?that?Saudi Aramco?had selected a joint venture of Belgian contractor Besix and local firm Albawani for an estimated SR3.7bn?($1bn) contract to build a?new football stadium in Dammam.
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