Post by Nader Okasha

The GCC's $250 billion, 2,177km rail network has moved from planning into large-scale construction: Saudi Arabia's 672km central section is out for design tender and the UAE–Oman Hafeet Rail line is laying track. With Etihad Rail's $8 billion Abu Dhabi–Dubai high-speed line, the Gulf is building one rail spine from Kuwait to Muscat. The engineering scope is immense: six national sections must interface at shared borders, demanding cross-border alignment, desert and mountain tunneling, viaducts, and high-speed track rated for 320km/h, on a 2030 timeline. This scale of investment generates sustained demand for civil engineers across route alignment, geotechnical and tunnel design, structural and track engineering, and construction management. The profession is central to delivering it, not peripheral. At Civil Engineering Department - ADU, we prepare graduates for exactly this environment through curriculum, research, and industry engagement. https://lnkd.in/egUMCM5f Omer Mughieda, Civil Engineering Club ADU, College of Engineering - Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi University