Project 02 / Riyadh 2026Weekly reports R5, R7

EPU / Parking 7

Infrastructure
execution

Rear view of Vogele asphalt paver on freshly laid mat with operator on deck, kerbs and taped tree pits at left, workers and truck distant at right
Site record / 6 Aug

A parking package built from the ground up: stormwater pipes, canopy and lighting foundations, aggregate base course, kerbs, interlock and the first asphalt layer.

  • Execution
  • Scope per training summary
  • COOP trainee
Illustrative render

Numbers

Canopy foundations

Source: Weekly report 5, 22 July

Canopy foundations, later stage

Source: Training summary

160 °C

Approx. asphalt temperature

Source: Weekly report 7, 6 August
Figure notes

  • 40 Canopy foundations verified

    Installation activities supervised during a later stage: alignment, level and position verified with survey coordination.

    Source: Training summary

  • 20 Canopy foundations supervised

    Supervised on 22 July: contractors' excavation, reinforcement and foundation works to the approved drawings.

    Source: Weekly report 5, 22 July

  • 160 °C Approx. asphalt temperature

    Approximate temperature observed during the first asphalt layer, with quality inspection in the presence of the consultant.

    Source: Weekly report 7, 6 August

Role

  • Supervised: 6
  • Monitored: 3
  • SupervisedConcrete pour; pipes and setting-out observedSource: Weekly report 5, 19 July

    Observed stormwater pipe installation, then supervised a concrete pouring operation; observed the survey team setting out the parking from end to end; recorded site observations for the site engineer.

  • SupervisedLighting pole foundation preparation and setting-outSource: Weekly report 5, 20 July

    Supervised the preparation and setting-out of the lighting pole foundations, with the locations identified according to the project drawings.

  • SupervisedMissed lighting foundation: pour and formwork checkSource: Weekly report 5, 21 July

    Identified a lighting pole foundation location on the drawings that had not been excavated and confirmed it with the site team; a JCB was assigned and the pit excavated to about 1 m by 1 m by 0.3 m; supervised the concrete pour and checked the formwork against the drawings.

  • SupervisedConstruction of 20 canopy foundations to drawingsSource: Weekly report 5, 22 July

    Supervised the construction of 20 canopy foundations to the approved drawings, monitoring the contractors' excavation, reinforcement and foundation works and the placement of white-sand backfill in areas approved by the safety engineers.

  • SupervisedInterlock and kerb stone installationSource: Weekly report 7, 2 August

    Supervised interlock and kerb stone installation; followed white sand and ABC preparation and roller compaction; followed excavation for the final kerb line and irrigation works.

  • Supervised40 canopy foundations: alignment, level and positionSource: Training summary

    Supervised installation-related activities for 40 canopy foundations, verifying alignment, level and position with survey coordination.

  • MonitoredTwo ABC layers compacted, then MC1 prime coatSource: Weekly report 7, 5 August

    Followed water spraying and placement of two ABC layers with compaction by small and large rollers; observed quality control soil testing by the testing laboratory; followed MC1 application ahead of paving.

  • MonitoredFirst asphalt layer, with the consultant's inspectionSource: Weekly report 7, 6 August

    Participated in monitoring the first asphalt layer alongside the asphalt engineer and site team, with quality inspection in the presence of the consultant; observed an asphalt temperature of about 160 °C.

  • MonitoredExcavation and preparation for the main manhole tie-inSource: Weekly report 7, 8 August

    Monitored excavation to the stormwater connection and preparation to tie the drainage line into the main manhole; followed raised kerb shuttering and MC1 in the remaining areas.

Project context

A parking package within the Qiddiya Speed Park environment executed during the training period, with contractors and subcontractors on site, a surveying team setting out and verifying levels, a testing laboratory on the base layers and a consultant present for asphalt quality inspection.

The works ran through the full pavement build-up: drainage and foundations first, then base layers, kerbs and interlock, then prime coat and asphalt.

Site supervision support: following contractors and subcontractors, coordinating with the surveyors on setting-out and levels, and monitoring quality and safety of the ongoing works.

Supervision here means checking executed work against the approved drawings and specifications and reporting observations to the site engineers.

Sequence

  1. Surveyor in orange vest and white hard hat with red shemagh at a total station, back to camera; sand piles, kerbed bays, asphalt paver and workers distant, IEFCO pallet at left
    01

    Setting-out

    • Survey team established setting-out points from one end of the parking to the other before works continued.

      Source: Weekly report 5, 19 July

    • Lighting pole foundation locations set out to the project drawings.

      Source: Weekly report 5, 20 July

    • Setting-out and level identification with the surveyor for tree locations.

      Source: Weekly report 7, 3 August

    • Setting-out of shrub locations with the surveyor.

      Source: Weekly report 7, 8 August
  2. Backhoe loader bucket excavating a square foundation pit at night under floodlights, spoil heaps around, steel mesh cage at right
    02

    Excavation

    • A missed lighting foundation excavated by JCB after confirmation with the site team.

      Source: Weekly report 5, 21 July

    • Canopy foundation pits excavated by contractors.

      Source: Weekly report 5, 22 July

    • Excavation to reach the stormwater drainage connection.

      Source: Weekly report 7, 8 August
  3. Concrete pump truck with boom raised over a foundation pit at night, worker in hi-vis at left, site buildings lit in the background
    03

    Canopy and lighting foundations

    • 20 canopy foundations constructed: excavation, reinforcement, concrete, white-sand backfill.

      Source: Weekly report 5, 22 July

    • 40 canopy foundations: installation activities supervised with alignment, level and position verification by survey.

      Source: Training summary

    • Lighting pole foundation excavated and cast; formwork dimensions and layout checked against the drawings.

      Source: Weekly report 5, 21 July
  4. Square excavation in the foreground between two water-filled barriers, steel channel formwork running towards distant workers and plant at sunrise; photographer's shadow at left
    04

    Stormwater drainage

    • Stormwater pipes installed to the project requirements, with concrete works following.

      Source: Weekly report 5, 19 July

    • Survey of drainage points and levels.

      Source: Weekly report 7, 6 August

    • Drainage line prepared for connection to the main manhole.

      Source: Weekly report 7, 8 August
  5. Sunset down the access road with aggregate base course spread between interlocked bays, pallets of blocks, roller and workers far away
    05

    Base layers

    • Water spraying, then two ABC layers placed and compacted with small and large rollers; soil testing by the testing laboratory.

      Source: Weekly report 7, 5 August

    • CLSM placed beneath the interlock areas (sequence CLSM, white sand, interlock).

      Source: Weekly report 7, 2 August
  6. Completed interlock paving on a kerbed island with a lighting pole base and anchor bolts in foreground, pallets of blocks, excavators in distance
    06

    Kerbs and interlock

    • Kerb stones installed with concrete support; flush kerb trench cast in C20 concrete; wheel stops supported.

      Source: Weekly report 7, 4 August
  7. Bitumen distributor truck seen from behind at sunset with a worker hand spraying MC1 prime coat onto the base course along the road corridor; kerbs and paver pallets both sides
    07

    Prime coat and asphalt

    • MC1 prime coat applied on the prepared ABC.

      Source: Weekly report 7, 5 August

    • First asphalt layer placed; quality inspection with the consultant; asphalt temperature of about 160 °C observed.

      Source: Weekly report 7, 6 August
  8. Backlit crew of about eight in hi-vis planting staked trees in a trench with JCB backhoe and crane behind, UNIMAC vest in foreground
    08

    Irrigation and planting

    • Irrigation works followed.

      Source: Weekly report 7, 2 August

    • Landscaping trees delivered and prepared for placement; walkway concrete poured.

      Source: Weekly report 7, 3 August

Site records

49 photos / 19 Jul to 8 Aug

Takeaways

  1. Survey first: nothing is cast until verified.

  2. Each layer is inspected before the next.

  3. Asphalt quality is checked on site.

Full record

Observations from site

  • The base was water-sprayed before ABC placement, and the ABC was built in two layers, each compacted, before the prime coat.

    Source: Weekly report 7, 5 August

  • Quality control and soil testing on the base layers were performed by a testing laboratory on site.

    Source: Weekly report 7, 5 August

  • A drawing check on site caught a lighting foundation that had not been excavated; a JCB was assigned the same day.

    Source: Weekly report 5, 21 July

  • White-sand backfill and dumping were restricted to locations approved by the safety engineers.

    Source: Weekly report 5, 22 July

What I learned

  1. 01

    Coordinating contractors and subcontractors depends on survey: nothing is cast until positions and levels are verified.

  2. 02

    The pavement build-up is a sequence of accepted layers; each one is inspected before the next is placed.

  3. 03

    Asphalt quality is checked on site through temperature measurement and the consultant's inspection.

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