The Status of the KM3NeT Project

The main aim of the KM3NeT project is the construction of a deep underwater high energy neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean Sea. In this paper we report on the status of the KM3NeT project that is presently starting the construction phase. The future research infrastructure will also be an important node for Earth and Sea Science research. In this work the main components of the telescope and some results from prototypes together with the first construction phase will be described. Finally a brief discussion on the detector performances on the main physics aims is reported.