With many calling it the world's largest construction project, it's no wonder Saudi Arabia's The Line, the centrepiece of its ambitious Neom project, is already facing the typical pitfalls of megaprojects.
The Line, living up to its name, debuted as a 656 feet wide (200m), 1,640 feet tall (500m) mirrored city stretching 106 miles (170km) across the desert. An exercise in sustainability, it was slated to provide accommodation for 9 million residents, run on 100% renewable energy and be completely free of cars and streets.
This ambitious urban design, architecture, engineering and construction undertaking quickly drew criticism...