They should make the stoppage permanent, the whole city-in-a-straight-line idea seemed a bit goofy.
From The Architect's Newspaper, June 2/3:
Work on The Line in Saudi Arabia has been put on pause until at least 2030, per reporting in Semafor. Construction will also temporarily stop on Trojena, a mountain resort city.
NEOM, the company chaired by Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman backing the construction project, will shift its efforts to Oxagon, a port city south of The Line on the Red Sea, according to sources close to the plan.
The pivot is a directive of the new NEOM CEO Aiman al-Mudaifer. Reports indicated that physical infrastructure that’s been already laid could be repurposed for data center usage.
The reinvestment strategy may be connected to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz because Oxagon is expected to play an essential role in seeding new trade routes. NEOM has pledged $3 billion to Oxagon. A construction timeline for the city’s completion hasn’t been announced....
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