2011-11-10 - AMEinfo.com | Saudi Arabia | Latest News - Saudi Arabia: The Saudi minister of transport, Jabarah Al-Suraisiry has said the implementation of the Haramain High Speed Rail Project (HHR) is facing delays caused by efforts to locate landlords of buildings that need to make way for the project, Saudi Gazette has reported. Over 90% of the buildings that need to be expropriated are owned by unknown landlords, he said. Last month, Al-Shoula consortium won the second phase of the HHR. The consortium, which consists of a number of Saudi and Spanish companies, beat its French rival in the bidding for the $10bn contract.  

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