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Consultants Aecom and Hyder are among the firms that have been selected to build the $22.5bn (拢14.7bn) Riyadh metro lines.

The project will entail construction of six lines in the Saudi Arabian city, which will be undertaken by three consortiums led by US giant Bechtel; Spanish contractor FCC Construction; and Italian firm Ansaldo STS respectively.

The Bechtel-led BACS consortium, which includes Aecom, will design and build two lines totalling 63.3km under a contract valued at $9bn (拢5.9bn).

The FAST consortium, led by Spanish contractor FCC Construction, will deliver three lines covering 72.5km for $7.8bn (拢5bn).

While the Arriyadh New Mobility group, which includes Hyder Consulting and is led by Ansaldo STS, will build one line totaling 40.7km under a contract valued at $5.2bn (拢3.4bn).

Construction is set to begin in 2014.

Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al Sultan, president of Arriyadh Development Authority said the citizens of Riyadh 鈥渄eserve a world-class public transport system鈥�.

He added: 鈥淭his is the biggest infrastructure project to be undertaken in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is a cornerstone of the bold future we envision for our city.鈥�

Juan B茅jar, chief executive of FCC, said: 鈥淭he Riyadh metro contract consolidates Spanish companies鈥� international reputation in global civil engineering projects. FCC鈥橲 references were instrumental in our successful bid for this project.鈥�

Architect Zaha Hadid has already been appointed to design one of the main stations on the network.