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1 | Project name | Date started | Date complete | Type | Cost | Inflation-Adjusted Cost (2022 dollars) | kiloyears of labor | % of GDP | GDP per capita year of completion | GDP year of completion (billions) | Inflation-Adjusters | Added by | Notes | Source 1 | Source 2 | Source 3 | @dropdown | @dropdown | @ | @dropdown | @dropdown | ||||||
2 | LCLS & LCLS-II | before 2009 | ? | R&D | $ 1,000,000,000 | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | https://lcls.slac.stanford.edu/about/fact-sheets | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Aroostook Renewable Gateway | ? | ? | Power | $ 2,800,000,000 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/100324-us-doe-announces-15b-to-support-4-large-scale-power-grid-projects#:~:text=The%20company%20plans%20to%20invest,million%20in%20DOE%20financing%20support. | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Meta W cable | ? | ? | Tech | $ 10,000,000,000 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/29/meta-plans-to-build-a-10b-subsea-cable-spanning-the-world-sources-say/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Southern Spirit high-voltage link | 2026 | 2029 | Power | $ 2,600,000,000 | Jarrod Baniqued | High-voltage link between Texas and Mississippi | https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/electric-power/100324-us-doe-announces-15b-to-support-4-large-scale-power-grid-projects#:~:text=The%20company%20plans%20to%20invest,million%20in%20DOE%20financing%20support. | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | CTA Red Line southward extension | 2025 | 2029 | Transit | $ 3,600,000,000 | Missing data | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Jarrod Baniqued | Four stations on six miles | https://www.transitchicago.com/ctas-red-line-extension-project-receives-approval-to-enter-project-development-phase-from-the-federal-transit-administration/ | https://news.wttw.com/2020/12/21/cta-wins-federal-approval-next-phase-red-line-extension | https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/08/02/far-south-siders-have-been-promised-a-red-line-extension-for-50-years-now-the-cta-says-its-closer-than-ever-to-happening/ | ||||||||||||||
7 | HabEx (estimate 1) | 2025 | 2035 | Aerospace | $ 9,000,000,000 | Missing data | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Jarrod Baniqued | https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/134570/1144320.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y | https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/picture-planet-180977302/ | ||||||||||||||||
8 | HabEx (estimate 2) | 2025 | 2035 | Aerospace | $ 7,300,000,000 | Missing data | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Jarrod Baniqued | Central estimate at 70% confidence level. Distinct from NAS Decadal Survey's recommendations | https://origins.ipac.caltech.edu/download/MediaFile/174/original | ||||||||||||||||
9 | North Plains Connector | 2024 | 2027 | Power | $ 2,500,000,000 | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Jarrod Baniqued | DC power line between Montana and North Dakota | https://www.smart-energy.com/regional-news/north-america/north-plains-connector-transmission-line-will-tie-eastern-and-western-us-grid/amp/ | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Grain Belt Express | 2024 | 2027 | Power | $ 2,000,000,000 | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Jarrod Baniqued | DC power line between Kansas and Indiana | https://www.efis.psc.mo.gov/Document/Display/161374#:~:text=The%20development%20and%20construction%20of,energy%20projects%20to%20be%20built. | https://www.permits.performance.gov/fpisc-content/grain-belt-express-latest-fast-41-covered-project | https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-04-23/landowners-fear-scarred-landscape-from-project-to-bring-green-energy-across-the-midwest | |||||||||||||||
11 | Tennessee Titans NFL indoor stadium | 2024 | 2027 | Construction | $ 2,100,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | |||||||||||||||
12 | Lynx X-Ray Observatory | 2024 | 2036 | Aerospace | $ 5,650,000,000 | Missing data | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Jarrod Baniqued | Central estimate at 70% confidence level. Distinct from NAS Decadal Survey's recommendations | https://wwwastro.msfc.nasa.gov/lynx/docs/LynxConceptStudy.pdf | ||||||||||||||||
13 | LUVOIR-B | 2024 | 2039 | Aerospace | $ 15,000,000,000 | Missing data | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Jarrod Baniqued | Central estimate. Distinct from NAS Decadal Survey's recommendations | https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/picture-planet-180977302/#:~:text=To%20avoid%20sticker%20shock%2C%20the,comes%20in%20at%20%249%20billion.) | https://www.space.com/42952-nasa-space-telescope-ideas-for-2030s.html | |||||||||||||||
14 | Albemarle Lithium Processing - Mega-Flex (South Carolina) | 2023 | 2025 | Industrial | $ 1,300,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | Peter Stahley | Albemarle Corporation Announces New U.S. Lithium Mega-Flex Processing Facility in South Carolina | Albemarle | |||||||||||||
15 | Buffalo Bills NFL stadium | 2023 | 2026 | Construction | $ 1,400,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | |||||||||||||||
16 | Hudson River Tunnels | 2023 | ? | Transit | $ 17,180,000,000 | Missing data | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Brian Potter | Hudson River tunnel construction could start this spring | Construction Dive | https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/07/06/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-advances-gateway-hudson-river-tunnel-project/#:~:text=The%20overall%20Gateway%20Hudson%20River,New%20York%20and%20New%20Jersey. | ||||||||||||||||
17 | Digital Gateway Project (Prince William County, VA) | 2023 | ? | Tech | $ 2,000,000,000 | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | John McCarthy | Series of Data Center Campuses, @ 2,100 acres with 40 million sq. feet of construction | https://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/wheeler-calls-for-a-nov-21-county-board-vote-on-controversial-pw-digital-gateway/article_19f739bc-3d03-11ee-bc00-531955ec20e7.html | |||||||||||||||||
18 | Taylor, TX Samsung Semiconductor Fab | 2022 | 2024 | Tech | $ 17,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Samsung picks builder for $17B chip plant in Taylor, Texas | Construction Dive | |||||||||||||
19 | Thacker Pass Lithium Mine | 2022 | 2026 | Tech | $ 2,300,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | Peter Stahley | List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
20 | Tampa Bay Rays Stadium (estimate 1) | 2022 | 2026 | Construction | $ 1,500,000,000 | $ 1,500,000,000 | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Harrison Hughes | New Athletics Stadium | https://apnews.com/article/oakland-athletics-las-vegas-strip-stadium-legislature-d4abd04d2c2694731991bd0dd9ef4e56 | ||||||||||||||||
21 | Tampa Bay Rays new stadium | 2022 | 2028 | Construction | $ 1,300,000,000 | $ 1,300,000,000 | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Harrison Hughes | New Rays Stadium | https://www.fox13news.com/news/rays-announce-plans-for-new-1-2-billion-stadium-for-st-petersburg | ||||||||||||||
22 | Mammoth Solar Farm (all three phases) | 2021 | 2025 | Power | $ 1,500,000,000 | Missing data | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Jarrod Baniqued | Northwest Indiana | https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/mammoth-solar-enters-next-phase-of-1-5b-project | ||||||||||||||||
23 | Intel Fab AZ | 2021 | 2024 | Tech | $ 20,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | |||||||||||||||
24 | TSMC Fabs AZ | 2021 | 2026 | Tech | $ 40,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | |||||||||||||||
25 | New NGA Campus (St. Louis) | 2021 | ? | Construction | $ 1,700,000,000 | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Spencer Smith | https://www.epa.gov/mo/local-state-and-federal-cooperation-paves-way-new-nga-facility-north-st-louis#:~:text=Construction%20on%20the%20new%20National,garages%2C%20and%20a%20visitor%20center. | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | WE Spirit Wind Farm ((a) | 2020 | 2021 | Power | $ 6,000,000,000 | Missing data | 93.1 | 0.000% | $64,412.92 | $21,407,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Andrew Mundy | windpowermonthly.com/article/1736821/pattern-energy-commissions-1gw-new-mexico-onshore-wind-farm | https://patternenergynewmexico.com/projects/western-spirit-wind/ | ||||||||||||
27 | Moss Landing Storage Facility (Phase 1) | 2020 | 2021 | Power | $ 400,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $64,412.92 | $21,407,700.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | First 400 MW only | https://www.montereyherald.com/2022/06/12/energy-storage-in-moss-landing-a-smoky-challenge-to-a-new-chapter/amp/ | ||||||||||||||||
28 | Operation Warp Speed | 2020 | 2021 | R&D | $ 18,000,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $64,412.92 | $21,407,700.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Warp_Speed#:~:text=the%20independent%20regulator%22.-,Budget%20and%20leadership,%2418%20billion%20by%20October%202020. | |||||||||||||||||
29 | I-4 Ultimate | 2020 | 2021 | Transit | $ 6,000,000,000 | Missing data | 93.1 | 0.000% | $64,412.92 | $21,407,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
30 | Lucy probe | 2020 | 2021 | Aerospace | $ 981,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $64,412.92 | $21,407,700.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/10/06/watch-a-video-tour-of-nasas-lucy-asteroid-explorer/ | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Electron–ion collider | 2020 | 2034 | R&D | $ 2,600,000,000 | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Driftwood LNG Terminal | 2019 | 2023 | Oil & Gas | $ 27,500,000,000 | Missing data | 412.0 | 0.000% | $66,755.27 | $22,376,900.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | ||||||||||||||
33 | Starship | 2019 | 2023 | Aerospace | $ 7,500,000,000 | Missing data | $66,755.27 | $22,376,900.00 | Central estimate given by Musk in 2021 | https://qz.com/how-much-more-money-can-spacex-spend-on-starship-1850395274 | https://observer.com/2023/03/a-complete-history-of-spacexs-starship-the-rocket-designed-to-take-us-to-mars/#:~:text=SpaceX%20first%20began%20developing%20Starship,to%20SpaceX%20CEO%20Elon%20Musk. | ||||||||||||||||
34 | Gordie Howe International Bridge | 2018 | 2024 | Bridge | $ 4,415,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | AA | NOTE: USA/Canada joint venture. Some cost sources may be in $CAD. 2018 start of major construction. Prep work was underway in 2015. Planning and environmental review began in the early 2000's | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/project_profiles/mi_gordie_howe_int_bridge.aspx | https://www.gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com/en | |||||||||||
35 | New Lock at the Soo | 2018 | 2030 | Water | $ 3,219,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | AA | https://www.lre.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3422730/new-lock-at-the-soo-major-construction-continues/ | https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2022/12/27/32-billion-new-soo-lock-project-schedule-be-completed-2030/ | ||||||||||||
36 | Europa Clipper probe | 2017 | 2024 | Aerospace | $ 3,650,000,000 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/europa-clipper-blasts-off-whats-next-for-nasas-biggest-ever-interplanetary-spacecraft | https://europa.nasa.gov/news/7/nasas-europa-flyby-mission-moves-into-design-phase/ | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | DC Purple Line | 2017 | 2026 | Transit | $ 3,400,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | Ricardo Paes | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Line_(Maryland) | |||||||||||||
38 | Dakota Access Pipeline | 2016 | 2017 | Oil & Gas | $ 3,780,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $60,001.53 | $19,612,100.00 | According to a University of Colorado Business School study, including legal and protest costs raises this to $7.5 billion | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Access_Pipeline#:~:text=in%20Nederland%2C%20Texas.-,Financing,to%20Enbridge%20and%20Marathon%20Petroleum. | |||||||||||||||||
39 | SoFi Stadium | 2016 | 2020 | Construction | $ 5,500,000,000 | Missing data | 90.2 | 0.000% | $60,985.03 | $20,234,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Todd MacDermid | https://www.constructiondive.com/news/the-super-bowls-most-recent-stadiums-and-how-much-it-cost-to-build-them/642348/#:~:text=2022%3A%20SoFi%20Stadium&text=Last%20year%20the%20Los%20Angeles,Angeles%20Chargers%20in%20September%202020 | |||||||||||||
40 | LaGuardia Renovation | 2016 | 2022 | Construction | $ 8,000,000,000 | Missing data | 122.3 | 0.000% | $65,414.65 | $21,822,000.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Delta’s USD4 billion terminal opens at New York LGA – from laughing stock to success story | CAPA (centreforaviation.com) | |||||||||||||
41 | LIRR Main Line Third Track | 2016 | 2022 | Transit | $ 2,500,000,000 | Missing data | 38.2 | 0.000% | $65,414.65 | $21,822,000.00 | Missing Data | Missing | John Coyne | Start date is the issuance of draft environmental impact study. Construction started in 2019. | https://new.mta.info/project/lirr-main-line-expansion | https://libn.com/2022/10/03/lirrs-third-track-is-completed/ | |||||||||||
42 | Exascale Computing Initiative | 2016 | 2023 | R&D | $ 2,200,000,000 | Missing data | 33.0 | 0.000% | $66,755.27 | $22,376,900.00 | Missing Data | Missing | https://www.gao.gov/assets/720/716924.pdf | ||||||||||||||
43 | Seattle Link Light Rail - Sound Transit 3 | 2016 | 2041 | Transit | $ 53,845,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | Gavin Schaefer | Each Sound Transit project budget is divided into various regional transit improvements like HOV Lanes, Heavy Commuter Rail, Bike Infrastructure, etc. | https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/building-system/history-voter-approved-plans# | https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/st3-system-plan-2016-appendix-a.pdf | |||||||||||
44 | B-21 Raider development | 2015 | 2027 | Aerospace | $ 97,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | Jarrod Baniqued | CBO appropriations estimates from 2018; Northrop Grumman estimates development alone to be well below $25.1 billion up to early 2023 | https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2018/05/B-21-stealth-bomber-stealthy-price-tag/148372/ | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-17/b-21-bomber-delivers-pentagon-surprise-it-s-under-budget-so-far#xj4y7vzkg | |||||||||||
45 | California High-Speed Rail Initial Operating Segment | 2015 | 2030 | Transit | $ 35,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | Jarrod Baniqued | 171-mile Merced-Bakersfield segment | https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-11/new-cost-estimate-for-high-speed-rail-puts-california-bullet-train-100-billion-in-the-red | ||||||||||||
46 | Reno Gigafactory | 2014 | 2017 | Tech | $ 5,000,000,000 | Missing data | 83.3 | 0.000% | $60,001.53 | $19,612,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Tesla accelerates construction on $5B gigafactory to meet Model 3 demand | Construction Dive | |||||||||||||
47 | Freeport LNG Terminal | 2014 | 2023 | Oil & Gas | $ 26,500,000,000 | Missing data | 397.0 | 0.000% | $66,755.27 | $22,376,900.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | ||||||||||||||
48 | Solar Star | 2013 | 2015 | Power | $ 2,000,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $58,363.37 | $18,799,600.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-blog/top-5-us-solar-parks | |||||||||||||||||
49 | Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge | 2013 | 2018 | Bridge | $ 3,980,000,000 | Missing data | 64.8 | 0.000% | $61,418.09 | $20,193,900.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Alon Honig | https://mariomcuomobridge.ny.gov/explore-bridge-bridge-construction | https://web.archive.org/web/20140111013055/http://www.newnybridge.com/about/index.html | https://www.newnybridge.com/about/ | |||||||||||
50 | Evergreen Point Floating Bridge | 2012 | 2016 | Bridge | $ 4,560,000,000 | Missing data | 77.3 | 0.000% | $58,968.48 | $19,141,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | ||||||||||||||
51 | Sabine Pass LNG Terminal | 2012 | 2017 | Oil & Gas | $ 20,000,000,000 | Missing data | 333.3 | 0.000% | $60,001.53 | $19,612,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | ||||||||||||||
52 | Alaskan Way Viaduct tunnel replacement | 2012 | 2019 | Transit | $ 4,250,000,000 | Missing data | 67.9 | 0.000% | $62,606.01 | $20,692,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
53 | Topaz Solar Farm (estimate 1) | 2011 | 2014 | Power | $ 2,500,000,000 | Missing data | 43.8 | 0.000% | $57,139.06 | $18,261,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Andrew Mundy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topaz_Solar_Farm?useskin=vector | |||||||||||||
54 | Topaz Solar Farm (estimate 2) | 2011 | 2014 | Power | $ 2,400,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $57,139.06 | $18,261,700.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://renewablesnow.com/news/pges-troubles-hit-debt-ratings-of-550-mw-topaz-solar-park-639822/ | |||||||||||||||||
55 | California Valley Solar Ranch | 2011 | 2013 | Power | $ 1,600,000,000 | Missing data | 28.5 | 0.000% | $56,172.36 | $17,812,200.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Andrew Mundy | https://clui.org/ludb/site/california-valley-solar-ranch | |||||||||||||
56 | Healthcare.gov | 2011 | 2013 | Website | $ 1,700,000,000 | Missing data | 30.3 | 0.000% | $56,172.36 | $17,812,200.00 | Missing Data | Missing | |||||||||||||||
57 | Space Launch System Block 1 | 2011 | 2022 | Aerospace | $ 11,800,000,000 | Missing data | 180.4 | 0.000% | $65,414.65 | $21,822,000.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Jarrod Baniqued | Development costs only. Does not include Orion or post-2023 Artemis operations. Note the Planetary Society says $23.8 billion, using congressional appropriations | https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/cost-of-sls-and-orion | https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-23-105609.pdf | |||||||||||
58 | Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System | 2010 | 2014 | Power | $ 2,200,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $57,139.06 | $18,261,700.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://solarpaces.nrel.gov/project/ivanpah-solar-electric-generating-system | |||||||||||||||||
59 | Copper Mountain Solar Facility (all five phases) | 2009 | 2021 | Power | $ 1,500,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $64,412.92 | $21,407,700.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-blog/top-5-us-solar-parks | |||||||||||||||||
60 | Alta Wind Energy Center (Units I-IX) | 2009 | 2012 | Power | $ 2,875,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $55,422.35 | $17,442,800.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alta_Wind_Energy_Center | |||||||||||||||||
61 | Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project | 2009 | 2029 | Water | $ 1,898,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | ||||||||||||||||
62 | Asia-America Gateway | 2008 | 2009 | Tech | $ 550,000,000 | Missing data | 10.3 | 0.000% | $53,212.80 | $16,349,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Jarrod Baniqued | First direct US-SE Asia internet cable | https://www.submarinenetworks.com/systems/trans-pacific | ||||||||||||
63 | Mexico City Metro Line Line 12 (not American) | 2008 | 2012 | Transit | $ 1,300,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $55,422.35 | $17,442,800.00 | John Coyne | Start date is construction start. Project cost is given in USD but in local currency cost was ~26 billion pesos | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City_Metro_Line_12 | ||||||||||||||||
64 | USS Gerald Ford | 2008 | 2017 | Ship | $ 17,500,000,000 | Missing data | 291.7 | 0.000% | $60,001.53 | $19,612,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | USS Gerald R. Ford - Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
65 | Interstate 69 Extension | 2008 | 2018 | Transit | $ 1,800,000,000 | Missing data | 29.3 | 0.000% | $61,418.09 | $20,193,900.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
66 | Facility for Rare Isotope Beams | 2008 | 2022 | R&D | $ 730,000,000 | $65,414.65 | $21,822,000.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Seattle Link Light Rail - "Sound Transit 2" / "ST2" | 2008 | 2023 | Transit | $ 17,832,000,000 | Missing data | 267.1 | 0.000% | $66,755.27 | $22,376,900.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Gavin Schaefer | Each Sound Transit project budget is divided into various regional transit improvements like HOV Lanes, Heavy Commuter Rail, Bike Infrastructure, etc. | https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/building-system/history-voter-approved-plans# | https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/appendixa.pdf | |||||||||||
68 | The Cosmopolitan | 2007 | 2010 | Construction | $ 3,900,000,000 | Missing data | 72.0 | 0.000% | $54,188.79 | $16,789,800.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | ||||||||||||||
69 | Intercounty Connector, Maryland | 2007 | 2011 | Transit | $ 2,570,000,000 | Missing data | 47.1 | 0.000% | $54,603.50 | $17,052,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
70 | Motiva Gulf Coast Expansion | 2007 | 2012 | Oil & Gas | $ 10,000,000,000 | Missing data | 180.4 | 0.000% | $55,422.35 | $17,442,800.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | ||||||||||||||
71 | East Side Access | 2007 | 2022 | Transit | $ 12,000,000,000 | Missing data | 183.4 | 0.000% | $65,414.65 | $21,822,000.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Jarrod Baniqued | Major construction completed 2022, opening date 2023 | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/28/nyregion/new-york-subway-construction-costs.html | https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/nyregion/lirr-grand-central.html | |||||||||||
72 | Second Avenue Subway (all four phases) | 2007 | 2029 | Transit | $ 17,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | Jarrod Baniqued | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Avenue_Subway#References | |||||||||||||
73 | West County Energy Center | 2006 | 2011 | Power | $ 2,200,000,000 | Missing data | 40.3 | 0.000% | $54,603.50 | $17,052,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Not very big, here for comparison | |||||||||||||
74 | Garyville refinery expansion | 2006 | 2010 | Oil & Gas | $ 3,900,000,000 | Missing data | 72.0 | 0.000% | $54,188.79 | $16,789,800.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | UPDATE 2-Marathon says Garyville most profitable US refinery | Reuters | |||||||||||||
75 | One World Trade | 2006 | 2014 | Building | $ 3,900,000,000 | Missing data | 68.3 | 0.000% | $57,139.06 | $18,261,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | ||||||||||||||
76 | Orion spacecraft development | 2006 | 2022 | Aerospace | $ 20,400,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $65,414.65 | $21,822,000.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | Per unit cost for development estimated by Paul Martin at $1.3 billion including the service module, $1 billion excluding | https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/cost-of-sls-and-orion | https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03/nasa-inspector-general-says-sls-costs-are-unsustainable/ | |||||||||||||||
77 | Juno probe | 2005 | 2011 | Aerospace | $ 581,000,000 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://silverchips.mbhs.edu/content/the-juno-mission-to-jupiter-comes-with-a-cost-30722/ | http://personal.linkline.com/dodger/AIAA-2007-6111.pdf | |||||||||||||||||||
78 | Post-Katrina New Orleans-area flood defenses | 2005 | 2018 | Construction | $ 14,600,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $61,418.09 | $20,193,900.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://www.nola.com/news/environment/15-years-after-katrina-new-orleans-levees-are-in-the-best-shape-ever-experts-say/article_80c27be8-e3e7-11ea-bbf9-1731ebdd9171.amp.html | https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/after-a-14-billion-upgrade-new-orleans-levees-are-sinking/ | https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Portals/56/docs/HSDRRS/Facts-figuresSeptember2014.pdf | |||||||||||||||
79 | O'Hare airport expansion | 2005 | 2021 | Construction | $ 8,500,000,000 | Missing data | 132.0 | 0.000% | $64,412.92 | $21,407,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Chicago City Council approves $8.5B O'Hare airport expansion | Construction Dive | |||||||||||||
80 | Burj Khalifa (not American) | 2004 | 2010 | Building | $ 1,500,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $54,188.79 | $16,789,800.00 | https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/burj-khalifa#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20cost%20of,Arabia%2C%20which%20cost%20%2415%20billion. | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Burj-Khalifa#:~:text=How%20long%20did%20it%20take,before%20the%20interior%20was%20completed. | |||||||||||||||||
81 | James Webb Space Telescope | 2004 | 2016 | Aerospace | $ 10,000,000,000 | Missing data | 169.6 | 0.000% | $58,968.48 | $19,141,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Presumably includes ESA and CSA costs | James Webb Space Telescope - Wikipedia | ||||||||||||
82 | Littoral Combat Ship Development | 2004 | 2019 | Ship | $ 17,800,000,000 | Missing data | 284.3 | 0.000% | $62,606.01 | $20,692,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Estimated development cost, minus the actual cost of building + outfitting the ships | GAO-22-105387, LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP: Actions Needed to Address Significant Operational Challenges and Implement Planned Sustainment Approach | ||||||||||||
83 | I-10 Katy Freeway Expansion | 2003 | 2008 | Transit | $ 2,800,000,000 | Missing data | 50.8 | 0.000% | $55,103.88 | $16,781,500.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
84 | USS George HW Bush | 2003 | 2009 | Ship | $ 6,200,000,000 | Missing data | 116.5 | 0.000% | $53,212.80 | $16,349,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Nimitz class aircraft carrier CVN US Navy (seaforces.org) | |||||||||||||
85 | Future Combat Systems | 2003 | 2012 | R&D | $ 20,000,000,000 | Missing data | 360.9 | 0.000% | $55,422.35 | $17,442,800.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Total Cost To Close Out Cancelled Army FCS Could Top $1 Billion - Breaking Defense | |||||||||||||
86 | PEPFAR | 2003 | ? | R&D | $ 110,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | |||||||||||||||
87 | New Horizons probe | 2002 | 2005 | Aerospace | $ 565,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $54,014.79 | $15,988,000.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | 2016 estimate. Does not include post-launch costs, which result in a total of $780,600,000. Start date is date of preliminary design review | https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2015/07/14/how-do-new-horizons-costs-compare-to-other-space-missions/ | https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/cost-of-new-horizons#:~:text=The%20New%20Horizons%20project%20cost,on%20spacecraft%20development%20and%20launch. | https://www.jhuapl.edu/news/news-releases/021104-new-horizons-passes-key-milestone | ||||||||||||||
88 | MESSENGER probe | 2002 | 2005 | Aerospace | $ 286,000,000 | $54,014.79 | $15,988,000.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | Original 2002 estimate. Does not include post-launch costs, which result in a total of about $450,000,000 | https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/246/messenger-gets-green-light/ | https://web.archive.org/web/20130513080440/http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/details.php?id=197 | ||||||||||||||||
89 | Boeing 787 | 2002 | 2012 | Aerospace | $ 16,286,000,000 | Missing data | 293.9 | 0.000% | $55,422.35 | $17,442,800.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Doesn't include a lot of losses, which make the "costs" exceed 32 billion | Development Costs for Selected Aircraft | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org) | The eye of the storm | The Economist (archive.ph) | Will 787 program ever show an overall profit? Analysts grow more skeptical | The Seattle Times (archive.ph) | ||||||||||
90 | Bay Bridge East Span Replacement | 2002 | 2013 | Bridge | $ 6,500,000,000 | Missing data | 115.7 | 0.000% | $56,172.36 | $17,812,200.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
91 | Central Texas Turnpike | 2001 | 2007 | Transit | $ 3,600,000,000 | Missing data | 64.8 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia | Central Texas Turnpike System, Texas - Verdict Traffic (roadtraffic-technology.com) | ||||||||||||
92 | TAT-14 | 2000 | 2001 | Tech | $ 1,400,000,000 | Missing data | 28.1 | 0.000% | $49,892.89 | $14,230,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Jarrod Baniqued | Decommissioned 2020 | https://www.lightwaveonline.com/home/article/16659094/tat14-undersea-cable-system-completes-final-phase#:~:text=TAT%2D14%20is%20purportedly%20the,projected%20cost%20of%20%241.5%20billion. | ||||||||||||
93 | Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope | 2000 | 2027 | Aerospace | $ 3,900,000,000 | Missing data | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Jarrod Baniqued | https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2022/07/20/spacex-will-launch-the-new-32-billion-roman-space-telescope-says-nasa/amp/ | https://spacenews.com/donated-space-telescopes-are-remnants-of-failed-nro-program/#.UakXRmT5nkE | ||||||||||||||||
94 | Hanford Vitrification Plant | 2000 | Construction | $16,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | Design and construction of vitirifcation plant for storage of nuclear and chemical waste from Hanford works plutonium production. Still underway. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanford_Tank_Waste_Treatment_and_Immobilization_Plant | |||||||||||||||
95 | Woodrow Wilson Bridge Replacement | 1999 | 2008 | Bridge | $ 2,500,000,000 | Missing data | 45.4 | 0.000% | $55,103.88 | $16,781,500.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
96 | Lumen Field | 1998 | 2002 | Construction | $ 430,000,000 | Missing data | 8.6 | 0.000% | $50,260.28 | $14,472,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Bob Montgomery | Football stadium in Seattle. Previous names: Seahawks Stadium, Qwest Field, CenturyLink Field | Lumen Field - Wikipedia | ||||||||||||
97 | USS Ronald Reagan | 1998 | 2003 | Ship | $ 4,500,000,000 | Missing data | 87.9 | 0.000% | $51,190.53 | $14,877,300.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | ||||||||||||||
98 | International Space Station US Operating Segment | 1998 | 2016 | Aerospace | $ 70,700,000,000 | Missing data | 1,198.9 | 0.000% | $58,968.48 | $19,141,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Jarrod Baniqued | Costs derived from NASA, ESA, JAXA and CSA figures from 1985 to 2015. 2016 date reflects last pressurized addition (BEAM). NASA stand-alone figure is roughly $58 billion. | http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1579/1 | ||||||||||||
99 | Seattle Monorail Expansion | 1997 | 2005 | Transit | $ 11,000,000,000 | Missing data | 203.6 | 0.000% | $54,014.79 | $15,988,000.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Bob Montgomery | Never completed: Voter approved in 1997. Voter killed in 2005. $11B cost is from original financing plan: $2B in construction costs and $9B in interest over 50 years. This was very controversial and was quickly changed, but voters still killed it shortly afterwards. Actual expense was $125M | Monorail Promotion Project (seattlemonorail.org) | Seattle Monorail Project - Wikipedia | |||||||||||
100 | National Ignition Facility | 1997 | 2009 | R&D | $ 3,500,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $53,212.80 | $16,349,100.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | https://lasers.llnl.gov/about/faqs#:~:text=and%20economic%20competitiveness.-,How%20much%20did%20NIF%20cost%3F,commissioning%20was%20about%20%243.5%20billion. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Ignition_Facility#:~:text=Construction%20on%20the%20NIF%20began,the%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Energy. |