Construction processes began in the first stage of the gigantic Mega city project The Line, the gigantic Mega city project, which will reach 170 kilometers in the middle of the desert in Saudi Arabia. At the PIF Private Sector Forum event held in Riyadh, the statements made by Neom Manager Denis Hickey revealed new details about the future of the project.

First Stage: Hidden Marina

The first part of The Line, Hidden Marina, will reach a length of 2.5 kilometers and a height of 500 meters. This section, which consists of three modular buildings and has a mirror, will cover an area of ​​21 million square meters (approximately 5,200 acres) in total. To compare, Burj Khalifa, the highest building in the world, is only 350,000 square meters (86 acres).

The project will have more than 80,000 residential units, 9,000 hotels, commercial and retail areas, schools, fire and police stations, equipped with artificial intelligence -supported energy management and security systems. With the completion of the first stage, 200,000 people are expected to live here.

Currently, more than 140,000 workers are working in The Line project and the total investment in the infrastructure has exceeded $ 140 billion. The Hidden Marina section is planned to be completed in 2030. In fact, Saudi Arabia, which will host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, aims to build a stadium on the top floor of The Line.

However, this gigantic project brings many discussions. The Line is on the agenda with claims that it consumes 20 percent of the worldwide steel reserves. In addition, it is said that robots will be commissioned during the construction process.

The Line is just one of Saudi Arabia’s giant urbanization projects. The country also aims to complete projects such as JEC Tower, which is expected to be the longest building in the world and the giant building of the cube mukaab, to the 2030s. With luxury hotels, technology -oriented smart cities and tourist attraction centers, Saudi Arabia has entered a global transformation process.

Neom also includes The Line, as well as ski village, ski slope, health centers and a mountain facility with a mountain facility with nature conservation area and oxagon, oxagon, oxagon. Neom’s first stop, Sindalah, was opened in October.