List of megaprojects#Science projects
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This is a list of megaprojects, which may be defined as projects that cost more than US$1 billion and attract a large amount of public attention because of their effects on communities, the natural and built environment, and budgets; or more simply "initiatives that are physical, very expensive, and public".{{cite book |last1=Altshuler |first1=Alan |last2=Luberoff |first2=David |title=Mega-Projects: The Changing Politics of Urban Public Investment |publisher=Brookings Institution Press |date=30 April 2003 |isbn=978-0-8157-0129-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UZY5vCO06NQC |access-date=9 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118071647/https://books.google.com/books?id=UZY5vCO06NQC |archive-date=18 January 2017 |url-status=live }}
Megaprojects can be found in many fields of human endeavor, including bridges, tunnels, highways, railways, hospitals, airports, seaports, power plants, dams, wastewater projects, Special Economic Zones (SEZ), oil and natural gas extraction projects, public buildings, information technology systems, aerospace projects, and military weapons. The following lists are far from comprehensive.
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Aerospace projects
Disaster cleanup
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{{See also|List of disasters by cost|List of costliest Atlantic hurricanes|List of costliest earthquakes}}
While most megaprojects are planned and undertaken with careful forethought, some are undertaken out of necessity after a natural disaster occurs. There have also been a few human-made disasters. Major restoration was necessary after the destruction caused by World War I and II, some of which was paid for by German reparations for World War I and for World War II.
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Energy projects
{{See also| Oil megaprojects| List of largest power stations | List of photovoltaic power stations |Nuclear power in the European Union}}
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Science projects
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!width=250|Project !! Location !! Start year !! width=90|Status !! End year !! Cost !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | Ref | |||||||
Atacama Large Millimeter Array | Atacama Desert, Chile | {{yes|Completed}} | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||||
Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment and the Long Baseline Neutrino Facility | Fermilab, Sanford Underground Research Facility, USA | 2032 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | {{operational|Proposed}} | $3 billion USD (phase 1 {{abbr|est.|estimation}}) | {{Cite news |author=Adrian Cho |date=29 March 2022|publisher=Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science |url=https://www.science.org/content/article/trying-stay-ahead-competition-u-s-pares-down-troubled-3-billion-neutrino-experiment/|title=Trying to stay ahead of competition, U.S. pares down troubled $3 billion neutrino experiment}} | ||
Electron-ion collider | Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA | 2020 | {{maybe|In progress}} | $1.6 - $2.6 billion USD | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Envisat | Outer space | 2002 | {{yes|Completed}} | An Earth observation satellite of the European Space Agency; inactive since 2012. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
European Spallation Source | Lund, Sweden | 2013 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | Strongest-ever spallation source for advanced and new material research development. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
European X-ray free electron laser | Schenefeld, Germany | 2017 | {{yes|Completed}} | €1.22 billion | Used for material research. | https://www.xfel.eu/facility/overview/facts_amp_figures/index_eng.html | |
Extreme Light Infrastructure | Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania | European centers for the most intense lasers | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||||
Extremely Large Telescope | Chile | 2014 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | World's largest optical to mid infrared telescope. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research | Darmstadt, Germany | 2012 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | {{cite web |url=http://phys.org/news/2012-06-fair-german-particle-hurdle.html |title=FAIR: New German particle accelerator clears first hurdle |work=phys.org|access-date=13 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115131925/http://phys.org/news/2012-06-fair-german-particle-hurdle.html|archive-date=15 November 2016|url-status=live}} | ||
Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope | Guizhou Province, China | 2011 | {{yes|Completed}} | 2020 | ¥1.2 billion | The world's largest static/semi-static radio telescope measuring {{convert|500|m|abbr=on}} across. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
Giant Magellan Telescope | Vallenar, Chile | 2015 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $2 billion USD | A large ground-based optical and near infrared telescope. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
India-based Neutrino Observatory | Tamil Nadu, India | 2015 | {{maybe|In progress}} | ₹1,500 crore ({{abbr|est.|estimate}}) (15 billion) | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
ITER | France | 2013 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | Up to €65 billion ({{abbr|est.|estimate}}) | International effort to build the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor. | |
Large Hadron Collider | Switzerland, France | 1997 | 2007 | ~$4.75 billion | 13 TeV CERN particle accelerator. [[Compact Muon Solenoid detector for the Large Hadron Collider|220px|center]] | {{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32809636|title=LHC smashes energy record with test collisions|access-date=28 August 2015 |date=21 May 2015|last1=Webb|first1=Jonathan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908070017/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-32809636|archive-date=8 September 2015|url-status=live}} | |
Advanced LIGO | Washington state and Louisiana, USA | 1994 | {{yes|Completed}} | 2002 | More than $1 billion USD | A large-scale physics experiment and observatory to measure gravitational waves | {{cite web |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-future-of-gravitational-wave-astronomy/|title=The future of Gravitational wave Astronomy|work=Scientific American|date=12 February 2016|access-date=13 February 2016|author=Lee Billings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213091351/http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-future-of-gravitational-wave-astronomy/|archive-date=13 February 2016|url-status=live}} |
MYRRHA | Belgium | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2036 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | Prototype of an accelerator-driven system to transmute nuclear waste | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
National Ignition Facility | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA | 1997 | {{yes|Completed}} | 2009 | Almost $1 billion (2002 {{abbr|est.|estimate}} | United States nuclear fusion project | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
Ocean Networks Canada | University of Victoria, Canada | Largest underwater observatories, providing 24/7 access to hundreds of instruments in the Pacific Ocean and the Salish Sea. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||||
Proton Improvement Project ("PIP II") | 2020 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2028 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $1.28 billion USD | 2022 {{abbr|est.|estimate}} | {{cite news |last1=Sarkauskas |first1=Susan |title=Fermilab gets the go-ahead to start building new linear accelerator anticipated worldwide |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/amp-article/20220422/news/220429677/ |access-date=23 April 2022 |publisher=Daily Herald |date=22 April 2022}} | |
Square Kilometre Array | South Africa, Australia | 2018 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2028 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Superconducting Super Collider | Waxahachie, Texas, USA | {{no|Cancelled}} | $8.4 billion USD (1993 {{abbr|est.|estimate}}) | 40 TeV particle accelerator | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Tevatron | Batavia, Illinois, USA | 1969 | {{yes|Completed}} | 1983 | $120 million USD | Inactive TeV particle accelerator. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
Thirty Meter Telescope | Mauna Kea Observatories, USA | 2014 | {{maybe|Halted}} | Large optical and near infrared telescope. Halted due to protests. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Very Large Array | New Mexico, USA | 1973 | {{yes|Completed}} | 1980 | Radio astronomy observatory. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Virgo interferometer | Cascina, Italy | 1996 | {{yes|Completed}} | 2003 | Gravitational-wave observatory | ||
Wendelstein 7-X | Greifswald, Germany | 2005 | {{yes|Completed}} | 2015 | €1.06 billion | An experimental stellarator (nuclear fusion reactor) | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
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Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer | NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA, CSA | 2011 | {{yes|Active}} | $2 billion | A particle physics experiment module mounted on the International Space Station | {{cite web|title=Cosmic-Ray Detector on Space Shuttle Set to Scan Cosmos for Dark Matter|author=George Musser|work=Scientific American |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-space-stations-crown-jewel/|date=May 2011|access-date=24 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202212339/http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-space-stations-crown-jewel/|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=live}} | |
Apollo program | NASA | 1960 | {{yes|Completed}} | 1975 | $203.4 billion USD (2015) | As a centerpiece of the US Space Program, culminated in crewed exploratory missions to the Moon. | {{cite web |url=http://guardianlv.com/2014/06/moon-worth-apollos-170-billion/ |title=Moon Worth Apollo's $170 Billion?|work=Guardian Liberty Voice|date=7 June 2014|access-date=31 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031143719/http://guardianlv.com/2014/06/moon-worth-apollos-170-billion/|archive-date=31 October 2014|url-status=live}} |
Ariane | ESA | 1973 | {{yes|Active}} | A family of European launch vehicles; the most recent variant is Ariane 6. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Artemis program | NASA with partners JAXA, ESA, CSA, DLR, ASI, ISA | 2017 | {{yes|Active}} | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||
Avatar RLV | DRDO, ISRO | {{operational|Proposed}} | Indian version of the Space Shuttle. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||
Baikonur Cosmodrome | Soviet space program, Roscosmos, Russian Aerospace Forces | 1955 | {{yes|Active}} | The world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It was originally built by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s as the base of operations for the Soviet space program. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Buran program | Soviet space program, Roscosmos | 1974 | {{no|Cancelled}} | 1993 | Soviet version of the Space Shuttle. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Constellation program | NASA | 2005 | {{no|Cancelled}} | 2010 | Cancelled planned Moon landing spacecraft and Space Shuttle replacement. Part of it lives on as future Crew Escape Vehicle for the ISS. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
SpaceX Mars transportation infrastructure | SpaceX | 2016 | {{yes|Active}} | A privately funded spaceflight system capable of enabling human settlements on Mars. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Kennedy Space Center | NASA | 1968 | {{yes|Active}} | The main spaceport for US-crewed space flight. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Shenzhou program | China Manned Space Agency | 1992 | {{yes|Active}} | Chinese human spaceflight program. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Soyuz program | Soviet space program, Roscosmos | 1966 | {{yes|Active}} | Human spaceflight program. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Soviet Moonshot | Soviet space program | 1962 | {{no|Cancelled}} | 1969 | Cancelled Moon landing program. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Space Launch System | NASA | 2011 | {{yes|Active}} | An American Space Shuttle-derived heavy expendable launch vehicle. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Space Shuttle program | NASA | 1972 | {{yes|Completed}} | 2011 | $203.6 billion USD (2015) | Low Earth orbiters designed as crewed cargo vessels that could be reused after each spaceflight and landed like a glider. | {{cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/07/05/space-shuttle-total-cost-more-than-aig-bailout-less-than-war/|title=Space Shuttle Total Cost: More Than AIG Bailout, Less Than War|work=Fox News|date=5 July 2011|access-date=23 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150124015425/http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/07/05/space-shuttle-total-cost-more-than-aig-bailout-less-than-war/|archive-date=24 January 2015|url-status=live}} |
Vostochny Cosmodrome ("Eastern Spaceport") | Roscosmos | 2011 | {{yes|Active}} | Russian spaceport on the 51st parallel north. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Vostok program | Soviet space program | 1959 | {{yes|Completed}} | 1963 | Soviet program to put the first man in space. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
Sports and culture projects
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{{see also|Cost of the Olympic Games|Economics of the FIFA World Cup}}
Every Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup in the latter part of the twentieth century and entering into the 21st century has cost more than $1 billion in arenas, hotels etc., usually several billions. The Olympic Games are considered to be the world's foremost international sporting event with over 200 nations participating. Sports-related costs for the Summer Games since 1960 is on average $5.2 billion (USD) and for the Winter Games $393.1 million dollars. The highest recorded total cost was the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, costing approximately US$55 billion. The International Olympic Committee requires a minimum of 40,000 hotel rooms available for visiting spectators and an Olympic Village that is able to house 15,000 athletes, referees, and officials.
Roads and transport infrastructure
{{main|List of transport megaprojects}}
Ground transportation systems like roads, tunnels, bridges, terminals, railways, and mass transit systems are often megaprojects. Numerous large airports and terminals used for airborne passenger and cargo transportation are built as megaprojects.
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rowspan="13" | Canada | Trans Mountain Expansion Project | Edmonton, Alberta to Burnaby, British Columbia | 2004 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2024 | $34 billion CAD | Pipeline expansion constructed in stages along the existing Trans Mountain Line from Edmonton to Burnaby. The pipeline looped Kinder Morgan's existing 60 cm pipeline with a new 76 cm pipeline. TMX-1, the Anchor Loop, was completed in 2008 including 7 new pump stations and upgrading 6 existing pump stations ($210 million). TMX-2 included 243 km of 30 and 36-inch pipe between Valemount, British Columbia and Kamloops and back to Edmonton. In Spring 2012, Kinder Morgan received customer commitment resulting in an increased planned expansion to 750,000 barrels/day. A total of 900 km of twinned pipeline was part of the expansion project. Regulatory approval was received from the National Energy Board, and a final investment decision was reached in May 2017. Construction of the pipeline was completed with commissioning taking place in Spring 2024. | {{cite web |last=Williams |first=Nia |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/canadas-long-delayed-trans-mountain-oil-pipeline-set-start-operations-2024-05-01/ |title=Canada's long-delayed Trans Mountain oil pipeline starts operations |publisher=Reuters |date=2 May 2024 }} |
Southwest Calgary Ring Road | Calgary | 2016 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2021 | More than $5 billion | Part of the CANAMEX Corridor and the Stoney Trail. | {{Cite web | url=http://top100projects.ca/2017filters/ | title=Top 100: Canada's Biggest Infrastructure Projects for 2017 | website=top100projects.ca | language=en | publisher=TOP100 Projects | access-date=31 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901022227/http://top100projects.ca/2017filters/ | archive-date=1 September 2017 | url-status=dead }} | |
West Calgary Ring Road{{clarify|date=November 2023|reason=no west; only northwest or southwest}} | Calgary | 2019 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 19 December 2023 | More than $1 billion | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Calgary LRT Expansion | Calgary | 2022 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2026 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | More than $4.5 billion | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project | Québec | 2015 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2019 | $4.24 billion | Replaced the existing Champlain Bridge. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Confederation Bridge | The Maritimes | 1993 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 1997 | $1.3 billion | The {{convert|12.9|km|mi|abbr=on}} bridge is the longest bridge in the world crossing ice-covered water. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Confederation Line | Ottawa | 2013 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2019 | $2.1 billion | The largest project in Ottawa since the Rideau Canal. | {{Cite news |author=Kate Porter |date=18 June 2019 |title=RTG promises to hand over LRT to city in August |publisher=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/watson-rtg-alstom-meeting-trains-1.5180276 |access-date=9 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626215304/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/watson-rtg-alstom-meeting-trains-1.5180276 |archive-date=26 June 2019 |url-status=live }} (Phase 1). | |
Crowchild Trail Upgrades | Calgary | After 2027 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | {{operational|Approved}} | 2030 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | More than $3 billion | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Gordie Howe International Bridge | Windsor, Ontario | 2018 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $5.7 billion | International cable stayed bridge over the Detroit River between Canada and the United States. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Line 5 Eglinton | Toronto | 2011 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $9.1 billion | |||
Port Mann Bridge | Vancouver | 2009 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2015 | $1.93 billion | The widest bridge in the world at the time of opening. The cable-stayed bridge uses 288 cables to reach the total bridge length of {{convert|6866|ft|m|abbr=on}} | ||
Broadway Subway | Vancouver | 2019 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2027 | $2.95 billion | The Broadway Subway Project is a 5.7 km extension of the Millennium Line, from VCC-Clark Station to Broadway and Arbutus. | https://www.broadwaysubway.ca/ | |
Réseau Express Métropolitain | Montréal | 2018 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2027 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $6.95 billion | Partly operational beginning in July 2023, with other parts expecting to be opened in stages between 2024 and 2027. | {{cite news |last1=Tomesco |first1=Frédéric |title=Opening of REM's airport section delayed until at least 2025 |url=https://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/opening-of-rems-airport-section-delayed-until-at-least-2025 |access-date=24 May 2022 |work=Montreal Gazette |date=20 May 2022}} | |
rowspan="3" | Costa Rica | Orotina Mega Airport | Orotina | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||||
Green Costa Rican Canal | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||||||
Electric Train of The Great Metropolitan Area | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||||||
rowspan="3" | Mexico | Durango-Mazatlán Highway | Durango-Sinaloa | 2008 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2012 | $1.4 billion | The Baluarte Bridge, which is part of the highway, received a Guinness World Record for being the highest suspension bridge in western Mexico. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
Mexico City Texcoco Airport | Mexico City | {{center | ||||||
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Felipe Ángeles International Airport | Mexico City | 2019 | {{maybe|In progress}} | $7.1 billion | The airport's first terminal and two runways were opened in 2022. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
rowspan="4" | Panama | 4th bridge over the Panama Canal | Panama Canal | {{maybe|In progress}} | $1.4 billion | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||
Panama Metro line 1 | Panama City | 2010 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2014 | $1.8 billion | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Panama Metro line 2 | Panama City | 2015 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2019 | $2 billion | {{cite news |url=http://laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/linea-2-metro-iniciara-operaciones-partir-15-enero/24066232|title=Línea 2 del Metro iniciará operaciones a partir del 15 de enero|date=3 June 2018|website=La Estrella |access-date=1 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730110445/http://laestrella.com.pa/panama/nacional/linea-2-metro-iniciara-operaciones-partir-15-enero/24066232|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=live}} | ||
Panama Metro line 3 | Panama City | 2021 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projection}}) | $2.6 billion | {{cite news |url=http://www.elmetrodepanama.com/lo-bueno-avanza-metro-de-panama-a-4-anos-de-gestion-del-presidente-varela/|title=Lo Bueno Avanza Metro de Panamá a 4 años de gestión del Presidente Varela|date=12 July 2018|website=El Metro de Panama |access-date=1 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017004039/http://www.elmetrodepanama.com/lo-bueno-avanza-metro-de-panama-a-4-anos-de-gestion-del-presidente-varela|archive-date=17 October 2018|url-status=live}} | ||
rowspan="24" | United States | Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel | Seattle | 2007 | {{Yes|Completed}} | $3.1 billion | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Big Dig | Boston | 1991 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2007 | $14.6 billion | ($24.3 billion after interest) | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Brightline West | Las Vegas Valley-Greater Los Angeles | 2023 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2027 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $10 billion | This link would connect with the California High-Speed Rail. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
California High-Speed Rail | Los Angeles-San Francisco | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2030 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $100 billion | A {{convert|1300|km|mi|abbr=on}} high-speed rail system is expected to be completed in phases up to 2030. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program | Chicago | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $4.6 billion | CREATE is a railway improvement program consisting of 70 projects, including the construction of grade separations, overpasses, and other rail projects. | {{Cite web | url=http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/shipping-options/corridors/create.html | title=CREATE | website=www.nscorp.com | language=en | access-date=5 February 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206131553/http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/shipping-options/corridors/create.html | archive-date=6 February 2018 | url-status=live }} | ||
East Side Access | Manhattan and Queens | 2007 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2023 | More than $11.1 billion | This network expansion project intended to increase direct services into Grand Central Terminal and decrease congestion in Midtown Manhattan. It also provides regular access from the New Haven and Hudson Lines to Penn Station. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge | Seattle | 2011 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2016 | $4.56 billion | This {{convert|2,350|m|ft|abbr=on}} long floating bridge is the longest of its type in the world; its predecessor previously held the title. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel Expansion | Hampton Roads | 2020 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2027 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | More than $3.9 billion | This project will widen the current four-lane segments to eight lanes along nearly {{convert|10|mi|km|abbr=on}} of the I-64 corridor from Hampton to Norfolk, Virginia with new twin tunnels. | {{cite web |title=HRBT Expansion Project |url=https://www.hrbtexpansion.org/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=VDOT}} | |
Interstate Highway System | Nationwide | 1956 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2018 | $500 billion | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
John F. Kennedy International Airport Redevelopment | New York City | 2020 | {{maybe|In progress}} | $19 billion | Phase 1, which covers Terminals 1, 4, 6, and 8, is expected to be completed by 2026. The redevelopment project aims to rebuild passenger facilities and approaches to the airport. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
LaGuardia Airport Project | New York City | 2016 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2024 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $8 billion | A complete retrofit of the airport was expected by 2022 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles | {{maybe|In progress}} | $14 billion | Renovation of existing terminals, as well as new terminals and infrastructure. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||
Newark Airport Terminal A | Newark | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2023 | $14 billion | Construction added a new parking garage, 33 gates, and a walkway connecting the AirTrain, parking garage, and terminal. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Norfolk Southern Railway Crescent Corridor Expansion | Northeast to Southeast regions; New York and Philadelphia to Atlanta and New Orleans | 2010 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2013 | $2.5 billion | A public-private partnership between Norfolk Southern (NS), the Federal Government, and the various state governments impacted by the {{Convert|2500|mi|km|abbr=on}} corridor. Project involved construction of 4 new intermodal terminals, expansion of several other NS railyards, and double-tracking and siding improvements at strategic locations along the corridor. | {{Cite web|url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/crescent-corridor/|title=Crescent Freight Corridor, United States of America|website=railway-technology.com|language=en|access-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808195401/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/crescent-corridor/|archive-date=8 August 2017|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2010-08-23 |title=Norfolk Southern Completes Va. Crescent Corridor Improvements |url=https://www.ttnews.com/articles/norfolk-southern-completes-va-crescent-corridor-improvements |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=Transport Topics |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Crescent Freight Corridor |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/crescent-corridor/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=Railway Technology |language=en-US}} | |
O'Hare Modernization Plan | Chicago | 2001 | {{yes|Completed}} | 2021 | $8.8 billion | {{Cite journal |last=Schwartz |first=A. C. |date=September 2004 |title=Fixing O'Hare: Plan for a New Airfield Will Eliminate Delays Caused by Intersecting Runways – If It Can Get Past the Local Opposition |url=https://trid.trb.org/view/743648 |journal=ATW: Air Transport World |volume=41 |issue=10 |issn=0002-2543}}{{Cite news |date=2010-04-06 |title=UPDATE 1-FAA commits $410 mln to finish Chicago O'Hare plan |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/chicago-airport-faa-idCNN0624080020100406 |access-date=2022-05-24}} | ||
Ohio River Bridges Project | Louisville, Kentucky | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2016 | $2.3 billion | The project involved reconstructing the Kennedy Interchange, the completion of two new Ohio River bridges and the reconstruction of ramps on Interstate 65. The final project omitted some features of the original plan. | {{Cite web|date=24 Jan 2014 |url=http://kyinbridges.com/estimated-cost-of-constructing-ohio-river-bridges-reduced-in-updated-financial-report-to-federal-highway-administration/ |title=Estimated cost of constructing Ohio River Bridges reduced in updated financial report to Federal Highway Administration |website=kyinbridges.com |access-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729223308/http://kyinbridges.com/estimated-cost-of-constructing-ohio-river-bridges-reduced-in-updated-financial-report-to-federal-highway-administration/ |archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=deviated}} | ||
Project Connect | Austin, Texas | 2021 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2034 | $7.1 billion | Public transit expansion including the construction of two new light rail lines, a new commuter rail line, and a bus rapid transmit line. The project has undergone several cuts since its passing in 2020. | {{Cite web|title=Initial Investment |url=https://www.capmetro.org/project-connect/initial-investment|access-date=2021-01-19|website=Project Connect|publisher=CapMetro|url-status=deviated |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210127111428/https://www.capmetro.org/project-connect/initial-investment |archive-date=2021-01-27}}{{Cite web |title=Project Connect Program Sequence |url=https://www.capmetro.org/images/default-source/project-connect/initial-investment/thumb-initial-sequence-plan.jpg?sfvrsn=3f6d16c2_6|access-date=19 January 2021|website=Project Connect|publisher=CapMetro}} | |
Puget Sound Gateway Program | Seattle & Tacoma, Washington | 2015 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2028 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $2.38 billion | This project includes the completion of SR 167 between Puyallup and Tacoma and of SR 509 from I-5 to Burien. | {{Cite news | title=Puget Sound Gateway Program | language=en | work=Washington State Department of Transportation | url=https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/major-projects/puget-sound-gateway-program | access-date=28 October 2022 }} | |
Reagan Airport's Project Journey | Washington, D.C. | 2018 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2021 | $1 billion | This renovation introduced a new security building and checkpoints and added a new 14-gate concourse. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
San Francisco International Airport Redevelopment | San Francisco | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2024 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $2.4 billion | The airport began a multiphase renovation project to turn Terminal 1 into a more environmentally friendly passenger facility. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge | San Francisco-Oakland, California | 2002 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2013 | $6.4 billion | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Second Avenue Subway Project | Manhattan | 1972 | {{maybe|In progress}} | $17 billion | The proposed full line would be {{convert|13.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} long, with 16 stations and a projected ridership of 560,000 people. Phase 1 opened in 2017. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Washington Metro Silver Line | Washington, D.C. | 2009 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2022 | $6.8 billion | Phase 1 included the creation of a new line through Tysons which opened in 2014. Phase 2 expanded this line to Dulles International Airport and beyond, and opened in 2022. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Sound Transit 3 | Seattle | Late 2020s ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | {{operational|Planned}} | 2041 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $50 billion | This project is to expand the current light rail and bus system currently used by the city and is to be completed in stages from 2024 to 2041. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
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| Vancouver's new Port Mann Bridge with the old bridge fully demolished
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| Baluarte Bridge under construction, 2023
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| Boston's highway system before and after the Big Dig
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| The completed replacement and the old eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (2013)
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| Abuja was the fastest growing city in the world between 2000 and 2010.{{cite web | url = http://blog.euromonitor.com/2010/03/special-report-worlds-fastest-growing-cities-are-in-asia-and-africa.html | title = World's Fastest Growing Cities are in Asia and Africa | date = 2 March 2010 | publisher = Euromonitor | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022953/http://blog.euromonitor.com/2010/03/special-report-worlds-fastest-growing-cities-are-in-asia-and-africa.html | archive-date = 2015-11-17 | access-date = 26 October 2015}}
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| Aerial shot of Madinaty.
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| The Eko Atlantic skyline from Tarkwa Bay Beach.
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|The Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lekki.
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|Green River Park in the New Administrative Capital
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| TODTOWN in Shanghai, July 2019.
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| Aerial shot of Pantai Indah Kapuk.
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|Dusk in Roppongi Hills, as seen from Mori Tower.
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| The skyline of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
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|La Défense skyscrapers in the distance behind the Eiffel Tower
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| Überseequartier, one of the quarters in HafenCity
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| Ensanche de Vallecas in Madrid at sunset
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| Construction of the Northvolt gigafactory in Skellefteå (2021)
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|London's Battersea Power Station was reopened as a shopping mall in 2022.
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=North America=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Country !! Project !! Location !! Start year !! Status !! End year !! Cost !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | Ref | ||||||||
rowspan="2" | Canada | Downtown Markham | Ontario | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $4 billion CAD | One of the many city center projects in York Region. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Oakridge Centre Redevelopment | Vancouver | 2019 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2028 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}} | $5 billion CAD | This project will turn Oakridge Centre into the second largest shopping mall in British Columbia. | {{Cite web|title=Pandemic accelerates $5B Oakridge Centre overhaul|url=https://biv.com/article/2021/08/pandemic-accelerates-5b-oakridge-centre-overhaul|access-date=2021-10-05|website=Alaska Highway News|language=en}} | |
rowspan="2" | Mexico | Cancún{{vague|date=November 2023}} | Quintana Roo | {{Yes|Completed}} | One of the largest tourist destinations in North America. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||
Santa Fe, Mexico City{{vague|date=November 2023}} | Mexico City | {{Yes|Completed}} | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||||
rowspan="33" | United States | 53 West 53 | Manhattan | 2015 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2019 | $1.2 billion USD | A supertall, primarily residential skyscraper. A restaurant and MoMA also lease space in the building. | {{Cite web |title=53 West 53rd |website=The Skyscraper Center |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/53-west-53rd/317 |access-date=9 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709185931/http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/53-west-53rd/317 |archive-date=9 July 2019 |url-status=live }} |
Apple Park | Cupertino, California | 2014 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2017 | More than $3 billion USD | Apple Inc.'s flagship headquarters. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Battery Park City | Manhattan | 1970s | {{Yes | Completed}} | More than $1.4 billion USD | A mainly residential 92-acre (37 ha) planned community at the southwestern tip of the island of Manhattan, more than 1/3 of which is parkland. | {{cite web|title=City Living: Battery Park City|url=http://www.amny.com/real-estate/city-living/manhattan/city-living-battery-park-city-1.6844548|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227164344/http://www.amny.com/real-estate/city-living/manhattan/city-living-battery-park-city-1.6844548|archive-date=27 December 2014|url-status=dead}} | ||
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard and Candlestick Park Redevelopment | Bayview–Hunters Point, San Francisco | {{maybe|In progress}} | After 2028 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $8 billion USD | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||
Blue Oval City | Stanton, Tennessee | {{operational|Planned}} | $5.6 billion USD | Large-scale Ford electric vehicle complex that will include a vehicle assembly plant, a battery plant, supplier facilities, and battery recycling operations. | {{cite news |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2021/09/27/ford-four-new-plants-tennessee-kentucky-electric-vehicles/5879885001/ |title=Ford, partner to spend $11.4B on four new plants in Tennessee, Kentucky to support EVs |first1=Jordyn |last1=Grzelewski |first2=Riley |last2=Beggin |newspaper=The Detroit News |date=27 September 2021 |accessdate=27 September 2021}} | |||
BlueOval SK Battery Park | Glendale, Kentucky | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $5.8 billion USD | Large-scale battery plant that includes two plants that will produce batteries for Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles. | |||
Brickell City Centre | Brickell district, Downtown Miami | 2012 | {{maybe|In progress}} | $1.05 billion USD | A shopping and mixed-use project that will eventually include One Brickell Centre. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Brickell Key | Miami | {{Yes | Completed}} | More than $2 billion USD | A manmade island on reclaimed land. | {{cite web|title=Brickell Key on Claughton Island|date=14 January 2013|url=http://miami-history.com/brickell-key-on-claughton-island/|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302195153/http://miami-history.com/brickell-key-on-claughton-island/|archive-date=2 March 2017|url-status=live}} | |||
CityCenter | Las Vegas Strip | 2006 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2009 | $11 billion USD | The largest privately-financed development in the United States. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Comcast Technology Center | Philadelphia | 2014 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2017 | $1.5 billion USD | Ninth-tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Cornell Tech campus | Roosevelt Island, Manhattan | 2014 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2037 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $2 billion USD | A graduate campus and research center for Cornell University. The first phase opened for use in 2017. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Encore Boston Harbor | Everett, Massachusetts | 2016 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2019 | $2.5 billion USD | A casino resort property that is the largest single private development in state history. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Generation Park | Houston | 2014 | {{maybe|In progress}} | More than $10 billion USD | A 4,200 acre, privately-owned and master-planned commercial development. | {{Cite web|date=6 May 2014|title=FMC Technologies breaks ground on corporate campus|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/FMC-Technologies-breaks-ground-on-corporate-campus-5454922.php|access-date=29 July 2020|website=HoustonChronicle.com|language=en-US}} | ||
Gigafactory 1 | Reno | 2014 | {{yes|Completed}} | 2017 | $5 billion USD | A lithium-ion battery plant owned and operated by Tesla, Inc. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Hollywoodland | Middletown, Ohio | {{center | ||||||
}} | {{No | Canceled}} | {{center | ||||||
}} | $1.3 billion USD | A massive mixed-use development expected to include a destination entertainment district and theme park. The project was cancelled in 2022. | {{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/city-officials-no-plans-to-pursue-proposed-middletown-development-hollywoodland/ar-AASqP6M|title = City officials: No plans to pursue proposed Middletown development, Hollywoodland|website = MSN}} | |||||
Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project | West Side Yard, Manhattan | 2012 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2027 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $20 billion USD | A mixed-use real estate development. | {{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=Top 10 Biggest Upcoming United States Mega Projects in 2024 - Infra Info Hub |url=https://infrainfohub.com/upcoming-united-states-mega-projects/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |language=en-US}}{{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Lincoln Yards Project | Chicago | {{maybe|Stalled}} | $6 billion USD | Development of 55 acres of a defunct steel mill park. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||
Miami Worldcenter | Miami | {{maybe|In progress}} | $4 billion USD | A large mixed-use development over 25 acres of land. Two buildings, including the Paramount Miami Worldcenter, opened in 2019. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||
Mission Bay Redevelopment | San Francisco | {{maybe|In progress}} | $1 billion USD | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||||
Pacific Park | Brooklyn | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $8 billion USD | A mixed-use commercial and residential development project that includes Barclays Center, which opened in 2012. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Parkmerced | San Francisco | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2035 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $1.35 billion USD | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||
Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex | Potter Township | 2017 | $6 billion USD | An ethylene cracker plant owned by Shell Oil Company. Operations began in 2022. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||
Port Covington | Baltimore | 2019 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2040 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}} | $5.5 billion USD | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Riverside South | Manhattan | 1997 | {{yes|Completed}} | 2020 | $3 billion USD | An urban development project. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
San Francisco Transbay development | San Francisco | 2005 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2030 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $4.5 billion USD | This project will include a new Salesforce Transit Center. The Salesforce Tower opened in 2018. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Sasol Ethane Cracker Complex Project | Louisiana | {{maybe|In progress}} | $11 billion USD | A large-scale ethane cracker complex. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||
San Diego State University Mission Valley | Mission Valley | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2030s ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $3.5 billion USD | An expansion of the SDSU's campus on the former site of San Diego Stadium. Snapdragon Stadium opened in 2022. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Treasure Island Redevelopment | San Francisco | 2016 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2028 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $6 billion USD | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Tri-County Mall Redevelopment | Springdale, Ohio | {{operational|Proposed}} | $1.3 billion USD | Redevelopment of a shopping mall into a multi-use space. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |||
Vista Tower Project | Chicago | 2016 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2020 | $1 billion USD | It is the tallest structure designed by a woman in the world. | {{Cite web|last=Rodkin|first=Dennis|date=2019-10-17|title=What's That Building? A Towering New Addition To Chicago's Skyline|url=https://www.wbez.org/stories/whats-that-building-a-towering-new-addition-to-chicagos-skyline/c6dc2002-767a-4af8-bc1d-6858ccb383eb|access-date=2021-10-28|website=WBEZ Chicago|language=en}} | |
Washington State Convention Center Expansion | Seattle | 2018 | {{yes|Completed}} | 2023 | $1.6 billion USD | | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Wilshire Grand Center | Los Angeles | 2014 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 2017 | $1.2 billion USD | At {{convert|1100|ft|m|abbr=on}}, it is the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Rebuilding of the World Trade Center | Manhattan | 2006 | {{maybe|On hold}} | $32 billion USD | This was part of the recovery from the September 11 attacks. One, Three, Four, and Seven World Trade Center Towers have been completed as of 2018. | {{cite web|title=America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero|website=PBS|url=https://www.pbs.org/americarebuilds/engineering/engineering_qfacts.html|access-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805015927/http://www.pbs.org/americarebuilds/engineering/engineering_qfacts.html|archive-date=5 August 2017|url-status=live}} |
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|Verclaire Gate South in Downtown Markham, Ontario.
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|Brickell Key in Miami.
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|File:Aria CityCenter Front.jpg
|Las Vegas CityCenter, the largest set of resorts in the largest gambling center in the world.
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| Panoramic shot of Battery Park City.
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=Oceania=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Country !! Project !! Location !! Start year !! Status !! End year !! Cost !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | Ref | ||||||||
rowspan="3" | Australia | Barangaroo Redevelopment | Sydney | 2012 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2023 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $6 billion | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
Queen's Wharf, Brisbane | Brisbane | 2018 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2024 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $3 billion | Integrated resort development on the north bank of the Brisbane River. | {{cite web|title=Queen's Wharf Brisbane|url=https://queenswharfbrisbane.com.au/|publisher=Destination Brisbane Consortium|access-date=29 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225114418/https://queenswharfbrisbane.com.au/|archive-date=25 February 2018|url-status=live}} | |
Victorian Desalination Plant | Bass Coast Shire | 2009 | {{Yes|Completed}} | 2012 | $4 billion | Built to provide more drinking water to Melbourne. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
New Zealand | Christchurch Rebuild | Christchurch | 2011 | 2027 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | $17 billion | Recovery from earthquakes in 2010–2011. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
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=Africa=
=Asia=
=Europe=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Country !! Project !! Location !! Start year !! Status !! End year !! Cost !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | Ref | ||||||||
Denmark | Energy islands of Denmark | North Sea, Baltic Sea | {{operational|Approved}} | 2030 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | kr210 billion | Two Energy Islands will become the world's first offshore energy hubs and are estimated to initially provide 5 gigawatts of power. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | |
rowspan="2" | Netherlands | Delta Works | Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta area | 1954 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 1997 | ƒ22,412 billion | A series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta from the sea. The project was proposed after the North Sea Flood of 1953. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
Zuiderzee Works | North Sea | 1927 | {{Yes | Completed}} | 1933 | A human-made system of dams and dikes, land reclamation and water drainage work, in total the largest hydraulic engineering project undertaken by the Netherlands during the 20th century. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} | ||
Norway | Stad Ship Tunnel | Vestland | 2023 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2026 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | kr3 billion | A planned canal and tunnel to bypass the dangerous coast of the Stad Peninsula. When built, it will be the first full-size ship tunnel in the world. | {{citation needed|date=November 2023}} |
Turkey | Istanbul Canal | Istanbul | 2009 | {{operational|Proposed}} | $10 billion | It is an artificial sea-level waterway planned to connect the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara | {{cite news |last1=Gunaydin |first1=Hatice Cagla |title=Turkey's Istanbul canal project explained |url=https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/turkey-s-istanbul-canal-project-explained-20758 |access-date=7 April 2024 |date=26 June 2019 |language=en}} |
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Brazil | Porto Maravilha | Rio de Janeiro | 1870s | {{Yes | Completed}} | 1910 | R$69.965 billion | Third-busiest port in Brazil. | {{Cite web|title=Port of Rio de Janeiro|website=World Port Source |url=http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/commerce/BRA_Port_of_Rio_de_Janeiro_1327.php|access-date=2022-02-04}} |
Hospitals
=Europe=
class="wikitable sortable"
! Country !! Project !! Location !! Start year !! Status !! End year !! Cost !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | Ref | ||||||||
Ireland | New children's hospital | Dublin | 2016 | {{maybe|In progress}} | 2025 ({{abbr|proj.|projected}}) | €2.2 billion | {{Cite web|url=https://buildindigital.com/bim-for-fm-lessons-from-irelands-digital-hospital-megaproject/ |title=BIM for FM: Lessons from Ireland's 'digital hospital' megaproject|first=Sion|last=Geschwindt|date=28 November 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.98fm.com/news/fears-childrens-hospital-could-cost-e2-2billion-1486498|title=Fears Children's Hospital Could Cost €2.2billion |first=Laura|last=Donnelly|website=www.98fm.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/05/25/fears-target-dates-for-construction-and-opening-of-new-childrens-hospital-will-be-missed/|title=Fears target dates for construction and opening of new children's hospital will be missed|newspaper=The Irish Times}} |
Government and Administration
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Romania | Palace of the Parliament | Bucharest | 1984 | {{yes|Completed}} | 1997 | €4 billion | {{cite web |url=http://www.gandul.info/stiri/casa-poporului-de-trei-ori-in-cartea-recordurilor-video-2521487 |title=Casa Poporului – de trei ori în Cartea Recordurilor |work=Gândul |date=4 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727144519/http://www.gandul.info/stiri/casa-poporului-de-trei-ori-in-cartea-recordurilor-video-2521487 |archive-date=2018-07-27}} |
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See also
References
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External links
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