The village will be home to 14,000 employees of The Red Sea Project
The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) has awarded the contract to design and build infrastructure at its Coastal Village to Saudi firm Contracting & Construction Enterprises Ltd (CCE).
The eco-friendly village will be designed to minimise its carbon footprint and will be home to around 14,000 people who will eventually work at the world’s most ambitious regenerative luxury tourism site, The Red Sea Project.
John Pagano, CEO of TRSDC said: “Our Coastal Village will soon be home for the employees who will operate the destination, as well as their families. We want our residents to be as comfortable at The Red Sea Project as the guests who visit us, which is why we’re developing a liveable and sustainable community in which they can live, work and relax.”
To meet TRSDC’s ambitious sustainability standards, CCE will be responsible for establishing a circulation network to connect the village that prioritises walking, cycling, and a fleet of electric buggies and service vehicles. The Coastal Village will not be accessible by regular vehicles and instead rely on a network of roads and paths built for sustainable travel.
Khaled Al Nabet, chairman of CCE, said: “It is an exciting challenge to design and build new infrastructure for this new residential village, and to do that while meeting the ambitious sustainability targets set by TRSDC. Our designs have been developed to ensure we play our role in creating the world’s first truly regenerative tourism destination, and to lay a solid foundation for the success of future work.”
The Red Sea Project will be developed over 28,000 km2 of pristine lands and waters along Saudi Arabia’s west coast and includes a vast archipelago of more than 90 islands. The destination also features mountain canyons, dormant volcanoes, and ancient cultural and heritage sites. The destination will include hotels, residential properties, leisure, commercial and entertainment amenities, as well as supporting infrastructure that emphasizes renewable energy and water conservation and re-use.
The Red Sea Project has already passed significant milestones and work is on track to welcome the first guests by the end of 2022 when the international airport and the first hotels will open. The Coastal Village will become home to its first residents by the second quarter of 2021.