Humiliation for Saudi Arabia, which is "forced to scale back its $1.5 trillion plans for the 106-mile-long city, The Line, to just 1.5 miles, with workers already laid off at a construction site construction in the desert.
Saudi Arabia has been forced to scale back its $1.5 trillion plans for a Reportedly, a 106-mile linear desert megacity in a humiliating descent for the kingdom. country - was supposed to house around 1.5 million people by the end of the decade, with plans to eventually increase its full capacity to nine million people.
Now, according to people close to the project, the development will span just 1.5 miles and be home to fewer than 300,000 residents by 2030, according to a new Bloomberg report citing sources close to the project and documents.
Due to the reduction in construction of The Line, at least one contractor has begun laying off workers it employs on the site, the publication said.
Stunning concept images released by the kingdom in 2022 showed a vast mirrored structure crossing the desert near the crystal clear waters of the ocean.
Saudi Arabia has been forced to scale back its $1.5 trillion plans for a Reportedly, a 106-mile linear desert megacity in a humiliating descent for the kingdom. country - was supposed to house around 1.5 million people by the end of the decade, with plans to eventually increase its full capacity to nine million people.
Now, according to people close to the project, the development will span just 1.5 miles and be home to fewer than 300,000 residents by 2030, according to a new Bloomberg report citing sources close to the project and documents.
Due to the reduction in construction of The Line, at least one contractor has begun laying off workers it employs on the site, the publication said.
Stunning concept images released by the kingdom in 2022 showed a vast mirrored structure crossing the desert near the crystal clear waters of the ocean.
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