The piling works for module 46 of The Line are nearing completion. In a LinkedIn post, Pendleton said: "Piling is getting completed in module 46 with over 5,500 piles per module up to 70 metres (m) deep and over 3.5m cubic metre of concrete in piles across phase one." Piling work in the marina area began in 2023. Nine contractors were engaged as part of a framework agreement. Contractors were also engaged on the excavation works for the marina, which involved moving about 1 million cubic metres of earth every week, making it the world’s largest excavation project. The marina is on the opposite side of The Line from the sea, meaning that ships heading to the marina must pass through the buildings of The Line. The raft foundation works will follow the piling work for The Line. In February, Neom is focusing on delivering the first phase of The Line and had set a deadline of 24 March for firms to submit their proposals to undertake the raft foundations for the modules at the Hidden Marina section of the development. Each module is designed so that the raft works can be undertaken in three sections: North Blade, Canyon and South Blade. Tendering for the raft works has been broken down into six lots across modules 45, 46 and 47, with Lot 1 (Module 46 West) and Lot 2 (Module 46 East) of module 46 being tendered first. Module 46 covers an area of 311 x 200 metres, with North Blade and South Blade each covering 311 x 60 metres and Canyon covering 311 x 80 metres. The raft construction will include the world’s second-largest concrete pour of 43,000 cubic metres onto what is referred to as the mega core. Lot 1 (Module 46 West) consists of two mega core rafts, four core rafts, four non-core rafts and the canyon raft. The estimated dimensions for the mega core raft are 101 x 60 x 7 metres, while the core raft measures 60 x 60 x 6 metres and the non-core raft 54 x 60 x 5 metres. Speaking at the Public Investment Fund's Private Sector Forum 2025 in Riyadh, Denis Hickey, chief development officer at The Line, confirmed Neom’s plans to prioritise the delivery of the project’s first phase, which will span 2.5 kilometres across three modules. He added: “The Line’s first phase will cover an area of about 21 million square metres (sq m) and will house about 200,000 people.” In November last year, Neom announced the appointment of consultancy firms to deliver the core city planning, design and engineering for the first phase of The Line.   Austria’s Delugan Meissl Associate Architects was appointed as urban designer, leading the concept and detailed masterplan. US-based Gensler was appointed as city planning consultant, and UK-based Mott MacDonald was named the city infrastructure engineer. In a statement, Neom said that with the group’s support, it has established a design ecosystem with advanced and rigorous methodologies to deliver The Line. It added that starting in early 2025, a team of architects would plan and design the neighbourhoods within phase one. The statement said that Neom is focused on the initial phases of infrastructure and enabling works for the new city. More than 120 foundation piles are being cast into the ground each week for the first phase. (ICE RIYADH)

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