{"id":444050,"date":"2026-01-31T00:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/444050\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T00:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:04:12","slug":"the-line-to-be-radically-scaled-back-after-new-review-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/444050\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line to be ‘radically scaled back’ after new review | News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Saudi Arabia<\/a> is preparing to significantly scale back and redesign NEOM<\/a>, the flagship development launched in 2017 under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, following years of delays and budget overruns. According to new reporting by The Financial Times<\/a>, a year-long internal review nearing completion is expected to recommend a substantially smaller and more pragmatic version of the project.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The revised vision would mark a departure from NEOM\u2019s original scope, which covered an area along the Red Sea coast comparable in size to Belgium and featured a series of highly ambitious megastructures. Central to the reassessment is The Line<\/a>, the proposed 100-mile linear city that formed the project\u2019s controversial centerpiece.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Plans for The Line are expected to be scaled back further, with architects reportedly redesigning the scheme into a more modest development that makes use of infrastructure already under construction.\u00a0NEOM may instead be repositioned as a hub for data centers, aligning with Saudi Arabia\u2019s broader push to develop its artificial intelligence sector.<\/p>\n

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