A new video proves it

• If completed, the urban megaproject will house nine million people

• Some experts affirm that the city would be worse than hell, while the WSJ doubts the economic feasibility of the project.

‘The Line’ is a revolution of civilization. That’s not what we’re saying, of course, it’s the people responsible for this massive project that we’ve been talking about for some time. a megaconstruction shaped like 170 kilometer long and 500 meter high linear skyscraper Designed to accommodate nine million inhabitants.

One might think that this project was more typical of science fiction than actual construction, but in December 2022, satellite images revealed that construction had begun.

Now a video published by Neom – the official name of the urban megaproject of which ‘The Line’ is a part – shows that in fact Work seems to be on the right track

, The video also shows rendered images of the final look of this construction, but during it you can also see shots from a drone in which you can see the progress of the project.

The hyperbolic project will consist of two parallel blocks, each 488 meters high. Like everything else the budget is also huge: one billion euros, The people responsible for the project explain in that video how the first phase of the project could be ready in 2030.

Huge foundation construction is definitely underway. Pictures from the video you’re watching crowd of excavators Spread over a vast area that passes through different areas of the region in which ‘The Line’ is built.

The feasibility of the project, whatever it may be, is unclear. In the Wall Street Journal he indicated that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund, which provides funding for the project, “has fallen by about 75%” and now stands at around 15 billion, which is “the lowest figure since December 2020.” To continue functioning, you are expected to perform the following stock selling

The jewel in the crown, the prestigious Saudi Aramco.

The project is expected to be completed in 2045 and the unique city will house nine million people and feature shops, schools and parks. A high speed subway It will connect the entire campus and allow you to reach from one end to the other in 20 minutes.

Criticism of the project has ranged from focusing on how it may affect the migratory routes of birds and other animals to how the project has forced the displacement of 20,000 members of the Howat tribe.

While those responsible for the project try to illustrate in images all the benefits that ‘The Line’ will bring, other experts believe that life there will be hell. We may find out in about three decades.

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