North Korean state media claimed Wednesday that the country’s top construction project for 2021 featuring an 80-story skyscraper is on track to meet its December deadline, even as the ruling party has failed to finish some high-profile projects in recent years amid material shortages.

The project has seen an entirely new neighborhood sprout up in southeast Pyongyang since March with the country’s now second-tallest building and apartment buildings for 10,000 residents. Kim Jong Un previously ordered workers to finish construction by the end of the year, or within around nine months.

Now, Cabinet Premier Kim Tok Hun said during a