Why the World’s Largest Megaproject Collapsed | WSJ (Level 1)

Saudi Arabia planned a huge new city called NEOM. It was meant to help the country move away from oil. The most famous part was The Line, a very long building with two tall skyscrapers. It was designed to hold nine million people. But the project was too expensive. Workers have now stopped building most parts. Satellite images show empty sites. The government spent more than 50 billion dollars. Experts say it will cost many billions just to close the project. The leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, had big dreams. But people around him did not say the plans were impossible. Now the project has stopped, and the future is unclear.