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Kuwait building world's tallest tower, huge rail network
There are some big plans underway in Subiya, Kuwait in Madinat al-Hareer, the City of Silk. Not only are they planning to erect the world's tallest tower, stealing the crown from Dubai, but they're also planning on creating a hugely ambitious rail network that would link the Middle East with China.
The railway will connect places such as Kuwait, Damascus, Baghdad and Iran with cities in China and in between, with the hub starting in Subiya. The complex around the tower will also include all sorts of recreation and business attractions, including a wildlife sanctuary. It's all seems kind of hodgepodge, but when it's all complete after a $132 billion bill, I'm sure it'll be more than impressive.
By Orb at 12:02 AM ON 08/05/08
Your oil dollars at work.
By MikeDaDrummer at 2:10 PM ON 08/05/08
They'd better build it NOW...cuz once we have an alternate power source...they'll have NO income...lol...:P
By tallman at 11:16 AM ON 08/07/08
ummm.i'm sure the US has plenty of alternate power sources they COULD be using, but the government and people with money choose not to. so i'm sure this contraption will be built with OUR money.
By beej417 at 2:43 PM ON 08/07/08
With gas there at about 40 cents a gallon. The regular citizens may not have plumbing, but they do have 'hot and cold running gas'. Build something for the elite, the regular citizens are content with their lives.
By Wulf at 3:04 AM ON 08/13/08
A railway going through all those different countries? Yeah, after you get past the clearances and terrorists you will probably have about 5 miles of useable track.
By Billel at 8:14 PM ON 08/26/08
Smart project, but I think that it could be more wisdom to built an energy source like a nuclear center to get a sufficiency in the future, when the oil become more and more lack.
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