Mecca Metro February 2017, construction contracts has still not yet been awarded. As of June 2017 construction contracts are expected to be awarded in 2018. Mecca Metro The Mecca Metro or Makkah Metro is a planned four-line metro system for the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, constructed by China Railway Construction Corporation and run by Makkah Mass Rail Transit Company (MMRTC). The metro forms part of the 62bn riyal Makkah Public Transport Programme (MPTP), which will include integrated bus services. The four new metro lines will be in addition to the existing Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro line: 18.1 km, connecting Makkah,
Black mecca a reality that too many blacks weren't coming close to financial success, but rather "caught up in a vicious cycle of poverty, crime and homelessness". The city had among the highest crime rates in the nation, many inner-city blacks were unable to travel to jobs in the suburbs, and despite 20 years of black city leadership, the reality was that city officials were unable to solve these problems. Harlem in New York City was referred to as a black mecca during the 1920s and 1930s. In March 1925 the leading magazine "Survey Graphic" produced an issue entitled "Harlem: Mecca of