Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has tapped Parsons as the project management consultant for the Dubai Metro Blue Line project. The five-year contract announced Tuesday aligns with the emirate’s push to expand safe and sustainable mobility under its D33 Economic Agenda. Parsons said it will oversee the project from design review and procurement support to construction supervision, testing and handover...
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