January 2020 - Project is scheduled to be started in 2020 and completed by 2025; January 2018 - National Investment Commission (NIC) has announced the project, as part of 157 Major Strategic Projects in Iraq; Project will be implemented in 2 phases - Phase-I, Kadhmiya-Al Sadir City-Shaab and Phase-II, the International Station in Alawi-Utaifiya with two internal stations