Saudi Arabia’s Masterplan to Build a Smart-city by 2030

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From a $500 billion smart city (NEOM), to a $100 billion oil hub to a mosque that can hold 2.5 million people, Saudi Arabia is currently constructing numerous mega projects that will revolutionize the country. The majority of the megaprojects should be completed by 2030.

Riyadh Metro:
The Riyadh Metro is a rapid transit system under construction in the city of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. It will consist of six metro lines spanning a total length of 176 kilometers, with 85 stations. The project will cost $22.5 billion to build. It is scheduled for a light opening in 2019, and the full network is expected to be fully operational in 2021.

Jubail City Project:
The redevelopment of Jubail City Center will revitalize the city and bring 100,000 jobs. Upon completion, Jubail City will be the largest industrial city in the world, slightly larger than Shenzhen, China.

Al-Haram Mosque Expansion:
In 2008, the Saudi government under King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz announced an expansion of the mosque, involving the expropriation of land to the north and northwest of the mosque covering 300,000 square meters (3,200,000 sq ft). At that time, the mosque covered an area of 356,800 square meters (3,841,000 sq ft) including indoor and outdoor praying spaces. 40 billion riyals (US$10.6 billion) was allocated for the expansion project.

King Abdullah Economic City:
With a total development area of 173 km² (66.8 sq mi), the city is located along the coast of the Red Sea, around 100 km north of Jeddah, the commercial hub of Saudi Arabia. The city is also approximately an hour and 20 minutes away from the city of Mecca, 3 hours from Medina by car and an hour away from all Middle Eastern capital cities by plane. The total cost of the city is around SR 207 billion, with the project being built by Emaar Properties. A Tadawul-listed company created from Emaar Properties, a Dubai-based public joint stock company and one of the world’s largest real estate companies, and SAGIA (Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority) which is the main facilitator of the project.[citation needed]

The city, along with another five economic cities, is a part of an ambitious "10x10" program to place Saudi Arabia among the world's top ten competitive investment destinations by the year 2010, planned by SAGIA. The first stage of the city is completed in 2010 and the whole city is planned to be fully completed by 2020. The city aims to diversify the nation's oil-based economy by bringing direct foreign and domestic investments. The city is also aspires to help create up to one million jobs. Upon completion, KAEC is said to be larger than Washington DC.

NEOM:
NEOM aims to be the future of livability. The project calls for the construction of a 26,500 sq km. worth of industrial development. The high tech business city, which is true to its name by all means, stretches across the borders of northwest Saudi Arabia and further into Jordon and Egypt. The city will include nine specialized investment sectors - which include energy and water, mobility, biotech, food, technological and digital sciences, advanced manufacturing, media, and entertainment. It is likely that Robots may outnumber humans in this pioneering city which is deemed to be "a new blueprint for sustainable life". The massive project would be entirely powered by renewable energy and served by driverless vehicles and vertical farms.

Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction to Saudi Arabian Projects
0:14 - Number 5 is a $22.5 Billion Rapid Transit System
1:09 - Number 4 is the Most Luxurious $8 Billion Industrial City
2:38 - Number 3 is a $22 Billion Expansion of the Grand Mosque
3:59 - Number 2 is Saudi's $100 Billion ambitious 10x10 Program
5:18 - Number 1is the $500 Billion Future Mega City - NEOM

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