Strategic Transportation Infrastructure Development for Long-Term Mobility Growth
Existing infrastructure development plans were reactive and lacked alignment across regions. Budget overruns and delays were common due to insufficient feasibility screening and unclear prioritization. There were imbalances in investment between freight corridors, airport linkages, and urban public transport projects. Environmental and social impact assessments were often conducted late, resulting in approvals being delayed or challenged. Data on current usage patterns, road conditions, and intermodal gaps were outdated or incomplete.
We built a national Transportation Infrastructure Development Strategy that mapped future demand, identified critical investment corridors, and proposed a multi-criteria evaluation tool to prioritize infrastructure projects. The strategy incorporated digital project tracking, environmental performance scoring, and a stakeholder engagement process to ensure project alignment with socio-economic goals. An infrastructure planning toolkit was developed for internal agency use to guide phasing, budgeting, and design optimization.
- Conducted data-driven asset inventory across roads, rail, ports, and airport access
- Developed regional demand forecasts using population and trade growth models
- Created a weighted project prioritization matrix incorporating cost, impact, and urgency
- Conducted stakeholder interviews across municipalities and business sectors
- Proposed environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) standards for early planning
- Designed digital dashboards for project tracking, budget control, and risk monitoring
- Provided training to agency planners on lifecycle costing and alignment scoring
- Adopt a rolling 10-year infrastructure masterplan updated biennially
- Use pre-approved ESIA templates to fast-track low-risk project approvals
- Establish an Infrastructure Investment Council for inter-agency coordination
- Incorporate climate resilience scoring in road and bridge design criteria
- Track project performance using KPIs on cost, delay, and utilization metrics
- Align regional project pipelines with national freight and tourism strategies
Project approval timelines were shortened by 35%, and early ESIA integration saved an estimated SAR 45 million in delayed approvals across three projects. The new prioritization matrix helped defer SAR 310 million in low-impact projects, redirecting funds to high-yield corridors. Road freight capacity was projected to grow by 22%, and passenger access to regional hubs increased by 17% within the first implementation year.