First phase of NEOM’s city starts construction on Red Sea coast
The megaproject's initial section will stretch 2.5 kilometers in length, rise 500 meters high, and accommodate 200,000 residents in 80,000 homes
Artist illustration model of NEOM's The Line (Getty Images)
Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion NEOM mega-project is getting off the ground.
Speaking at the Public Investment Fund’s Private Sector Forum in Riyadh, NEOM Chief Development Officer Denis Hickey said on Friday that the first phase of its 170 kilometer-long city, The Line, will be built at the Hidden Marina site on the kingdom’s Red Sea coast.
The first segment of the project will stretch 2.5 kilometers in length and rise 500 meters high.
It is expected to accommodate over 200,000 residents in 80,000 residential units, with 9,000 hotel rooms, as well as commercial and retail spaces, fire stations, schools, police and security services.