MADINAH: Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman on Monday chaired a meeting to review a bus rapid transit (BRT) project for Madinah.

He said the project will help create new job opportunities for the people of the region.

The project will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021.

The BRT project consists of two main 52-km lanes and 33 parking stations. The first lane will start from Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz International Airport station and it will end at the west station of Madinah passing through the Prophet’s Mosque station, the Haramain express station, and the Knowledge Economic City station.

The second lane will begin from Sayed Al-Shuhada Square Station to the Miqat Mosque.

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