As we've laid out in our report and delivery overview, we expect a development corporation to be established some time in 2029.
In 2030, the core pieces of infrastructure will begin to be built—including the nature reserve, a hospital, trainlines and stations, a reservoir, and a power station. Shortly after this, home and office construction will begin. To build the city to its full potential will likely take 30 years from this point.
We do expect to begin establishing further education in the region before 2029—a college to train people in the many hundreds of skills that construction and operation of Europe's first city in 50 years will need.
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