Doha: Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Shaikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani attended the Qatar Railways Company's (Qatar Rail) celebration marking the completion of the tunnel digging works for the Doha Metro Project on the south side of the Red Line at Hamad International Airport (HIA) Station.
The tunneling works started in July 2014 and 111KM were covered yesterday by the Tunnel Boring Machines.
The ceremony program included a presentation about the Doha Metro and a video on the 21 boring machines, for which Qatar Rail was officially recognised by the Guinness World Records for the Largest Number of Tunnel Boring Machines Operating Simultaneously in a Single Project.
Up to 70% of the total contracts were awarded to local contractors.
With the completion of tunnel drilling, 50% of the Doha Metro Project has already been completed.
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