RTC completes both phases of Shuran Pathways for Madinah Region Municipality
Rakeez Thabitah Contractor delivered the southern and northern packages of Shuran Pathways in Madinah as main contractor to Madinah Region Municipality: a public space of more than 180,000 square metres across two phases, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
- Main contractor to Madinah Region Municipality under two separate contracts: southern Shuran (contract 43119) and northern Shuran (contract 43122).
- Phase one was completed on 30 June 2024, covering more than 85,350 square metres; phase two opened on 7 January 2025, covering more than 75,000 square metres.
- Walking and cycling tracks, lawns, sports courts, play areas, a skate area and parking, within the Shuran district.
Rakeez Thabitah Contractor (RTC) has completed its work on Shuran Pathways, a public space developed by Madinah Region Municipality in the Shuran district of Madinah as part of its programme to improve public space and quality of life in the city. RTC delivered the scheme as main contractor under two separate contracts, both of which began on 8 December 2022: a southern Shuran package that corresponds to the project’s first phase, and a northern Shuran package that corresponds to the second.
What RTC built
Both contracts carry the same formal title, which translates as the development and rehabilitation of service pathways in the Shuran districts and schemes of Madinah. That is the contractual name of the project the municipality and the local press call Shuran Pathways. RTC’s scope covered the sidewalks, cycle tracks, pedestrian paths, planting and service-pathway development across the southern and northern zones.
Across its two phases the scheme now has a 2,375-metre cycle track, according to a Saudi Press Agency report of 22 January 2025. On 14 December 2025 the agency described it as an urban model that supports the humanisation of Madinah.
Phase one: southern Shuran
Madinah Region Municipality announced the completion of phase one on 30 June 2024. According to the Saudi Press Agency that day, the first phase covers more than 85,350 square metres and includes 1,650 metres of main walking paths, a 1,420-metre cycle track, 31,000 square metres of lawns, seven investment zones totalling 2,350 square metres, a sports pitch and vehicle parking.
RTC delivered this phase as the southern Shuran package under contract 43119, which ran from 8 December 2022 to 7 December 2024.
Phase two: northern Shuran
The municipality opened phase two on 7 January 2025 on a site of more than 75,000 square metres. Its announcement lists 22,000 square metres of lawns, a 1,092-metre cycle track, three investment zones, three children’s play areas covering 1,300 square metres, a 900-square-metre skate area, a 1,700-square-metre pitch, eight seating areas and 220 parking spaces, 15 of them reserved for people with disabilities, together with 1,750 trees and 5,900 shrubs.
RTC delivered this phase as the northern Shuran package under contract 43122, which ran from 8 December 2022 to 3 February 2025.
Why the scheme matters to Madinah
The municipality announced Shuran Pathways in March 2021 as a scheme to be developed with private-sector participation, and tied it from the outset to quality of life, the humanisation of Madinah, the return on municipal property and the removal of visual blight from residential districts. RTC’s part was the construction of both phases under direct contracts with the municipality.
The scheme runs through Shuran’s residential districts, with a promenade and cycle track along its length and lawns, courts and seating areas set beside them.
It is an honour for Rakeez Thabitah Contractor to add to Madinah a place where its people meet every day. We delivered Shuran Pathways with the care this city deserves, and as a contribution to the quality of life the Kingdom’s Vision calls for. Our thanks go to Madinah Region Municipality for its trust, and to everyone who worked on site until the project was complete.
Shuran Pathways is part of RTC’s work for Madinah Region Municipality in roads, streets and sidewalks and site development, alongside its contracts for the same client on stormwater drainage in the Hamra Al-Asad schemes and street-lighting operation and maintenance in Central Madinah. Details of the two contracts and the project’s photographs are published on the project page.
Project film
Film published
Project photographs
More photographs from the project
Photograph: Rakeez Thabitah Contractor, December 2025
Footage from the site
Footage: Rakeez Thabitah Contractor, 15 December 2025
Footage: Rakeez Thabitah Contractor, 15 December 2025
Footage: Rakeez Thabitah Contractor, 15 December 2025
Footage: Rakeez Thabitah Contractor, 15 December 2025
Footage: Rakeez Thabitah Contractor, 15 December 2025
Footage: Rakeez Thabitah Contractor, 15 December 2025
From the municipality and the media
Material other bodies published about the project, shown here with its source.
Source: Madinah Region MunicipalitySource
Source: Sabq, 30 June 2024Source
Source: Tezar, 30 June 2024Source
Photograph: Saudi Press Agency (SPA), 22 January 2025Source
Photograph: Saudi Press Agency (SPA), 22 January 2025Source
Photograph: Saudi Press Agency (SPA), 22 January 2025Source
Photograph: Saudi Press Agency (SPA), 22 January 2025Source
Photograph: Saudi Press Agency (SPA), 22 January 2025Source
Photograph: Saudi Press Agency (SPA), 22 January 2025Source
Source: Al Saudiya TV on YouTube, 12 February 2025Source (opens in a new window)
Source: Madinah Region Municipality on YouTube, 7 January 2025Source (opens in a new window)
Source: Madinah Region Municipality on YouTube, 1 November 2025Source (opens in a new window)
Source: Madinah Region Municipality on YouTube, 6 January 2024Source (opens in a new window)
Source: Sura Media on YouTube, 19 October 2025Source (opens in a new window)
Timeline
The municipality announces Shuran Pathways as a scheme for private-sector participation
RTC’s southern and northern Shuran contracts begin
Contract period of the southern Shuran package ends
Contract period of the northern Shuran package ends
SPA: Shuran Pathways, an urban model supporting the humanisation of Madinah
Sources and media coverage
External links to the bodies that announced or covered the project. They open in a new window.
Official sources
- Completion of phase one of the Shuran Pathways project in Madinah (opens in a new window)Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
- Phase two of the Shuran Pathways project opened (opens in a new window)Madinah Region Municipality
- Shouran Pathways project embodies efforts to enhance quality of life in Madinah (opens in a new window)Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
- Shouran Pathways: an urban model supporting the humanisation of Madinah (opens in a new window)Saudi Press Agency (SPA)
- Progress report on the Shuran district pathways, south Madinah (opens in a new window)Madinah Region Municipality
Press and broadcast
- Madinah municipality announces the Shuran Pathways scheme (opens in a new window)Sabq
- Phase one of the Shuran Pathways project completed in Madinah (opens in a new window)Sabq
- Madinah municipality opens phase two of Shuran Pathways (opens in a new window)Al-Madina newspaper
- Field report from Shuran Pathways (opens in a new window)Al Saudiya TV, Sabah Al Saudiya
- Madinah municipality opens Shuran Pathways to improve quality of life (opens in a new window)Asharq Radio with Bloomberg, Baladna
Records
- Service provider record for Rakeez Thabitah Contractor, listing the southern and northern Shuran contracts (opens in a new window)Madinah Chamber, local content platform
