The 100+-mile-long skyscraper/city "Neom" is already a financial disaster. Costs have ballooned up to $8.8 trillion, or 25 times the government's annual budget. The city was supposed to stretch from the coast to the mountains a hundred miles away. The city was Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman's idea. Prices at some of the yet-to-be opened hotel properties have quadrupled just to try to cover the cost to build this place. This is what happens when you put someone with a gigantic ego in charge. Who does that statement resemble? Who . . . ? Remind anyone of the Great Wall of Mexico that a certain president wants to build, but sane Congressmen have prevented up to now? Saudi Arabia's 100-Mile Skyscraper Is Turning Into a Disaster
The article is interesting but it leaves out one uber-critical piece of information, which will probably salvage the entire project: Jared Kushners investment fund. Jared will probably start delivering yuge returns on this fund -like no ones ever seen before!- insyead of generating fees only, and will save this project.
Sounds almost Biblical. 100 Mile resort of luxury where construction kills 10,000 foreign workers and is the failed work of a wealthy madman trying to honor himself.
It just seems like the logistics and cost of building a 106-mile-long by 1600'-tall skyscraper (let alone two), if I read that correctly, would just be insane. Seems like it would use up the world's production of concrete, steel, and glass for several years. The smart thing would be to build the resorts at each end of the 106 miles, and then build them toward each other over the next century or so. I also would not think that the middle 80 miles or so would need to be built up any higher than 50-100 feet.
The dual skyscraper design is integral to the concept because it will house the public outdoor areas. If I were to guess they’ll only get a dozen miles or something before scaling back plans drastically.
