In 2016, Bechtel began construction on the first phase of the Edmonton Valley Line Light Rail Transit project in Alberta, Canada, the first public–private partnership (P3) business group.[98] The company is also involved in several ongoing projects as of 2016, including building national infrastructure in Gabon[99] and supporting the continuous development of Jubail industrial city in Saudi Arabia.[100] Bechtel has worked at Jubail for more than 40 years, and was granted a five-year extension on both projects June 2016.[101]