Jacobs, a Texas-based civil engineering firm, and JASARA, a Jacobs public investment fund and Aramco joint venture, have been appointed by NEOM Company to deliver an urban development project in Saudi Arabia known as THE LINE.
Jacobs and JASARA will provide project and construction management consultancy services for the design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of THE LINE. They will also manage the critical interfaces between it and adjacent NEOM projects and logistics.
THE LINE will be a ribbon of hyper-connected, mixed-use communities completely powered by clean energy, where residents rely on ultra-high-speed transit, autonomous and personal mobility solutions and walking to access essential daily services. The project intends to address some of the major environmental and quality of life challenges often seen in big cities.
To deliver the vision, the project will utilize a range of new construction technologies, processes and materials.