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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 | Total cost of Interstate Highway System (1991) | 1956 | 1991 | Transit | $ 129,000,000,000 | Missing data | 3,256.1 | 0.001% | $39,617.40 | $10,044,200.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Interstate Frequently Asked Questions - 50th Anniversary - Interstate System - Highway History - Federal Highway Administration (dot.gov) | |||||||||||||
3 | PEPFAR | 2003 | ? | R&D | $ 110,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | |||||||||||||||
4 | Micron megafab | Tech | $ 100,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Micron earmarks $100B for chip plant near Syracuse | Construction Dive | |||||||||||||||
5 | 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 | |||||||||||
6 | 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 | ||||||||||||
7 | 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 | |||||||||||
8 | B-2 | 1979 | 2000 | Aerospace | $ 46,000,000,000 | Missing data | 921.6 | 0.000% | $49,915.37 | $14,096,000.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | 20 Planes | Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber (airvectors.net) | ||||||||||||
9 | TSMC Fabs AZ | 2021 | 2026 | Tech | $ 40,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | |||||||||||||||
10 | 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 | ||||||||||||
11 | F-22 Development | 1991 | 2011 | Aerospace | $ 32,400,000,000 | Missing data | 593.4 | 0.000% | $54,603.50 | $17,052,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor - Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
12 | Three Gorges Dam (not American) | 1994 | 2012 | Water | $ 32,000,000,000 | Missing data | 577.4 | 0.000% | $55,422.35 | $17,442,800.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Chinese project, here for comparison purposes | |||||||||||||
13 | Texas Coastal Sea Wall | Construction | $ 31,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | $31B Texas ‘Ike Dike’ moves ahead with Senate approval | Construction Dive | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Plant Vogtle | 1987 | 2022 | Power | $ 30,000,000,000 | Missing data | 458.6 | 0.000% | $65,414.65 | $21,822,000.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Vogtle project update: Cost likely to top $30 billion -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire | |||||||||||||
15 | Texas Instruments Fab | Tech | $ 30,000,000,000 | Missing data | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Brian Potter | Amid domestic semiconductor wave, Texas Instruments begins $30B build | Construction Dive | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 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 | ||||||||||||||
17 | 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 | ||||||||||||||
18 | Apollo Program | 1960 | 1973 | Aerospace | $ 25,800,000,000 | Missing data | 895.5 | 0.000% | $28,812.06 | $6,106,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/everything-has-changed-since-apollo-why-landing-on-the-moon-is-still-incredibly-difficult-in-2024#:~:text=Between%201960%20and%201973%2C%20NASA,the%20total%20U.S.%20federal%20budget. | |||||||||||||
19 | 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/ | |||||||||||||||
20 | 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 | |||||||||||||
21 | 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 | ||||||||||||||
22 | Intel Fab AZ | 2021 | 2024 | Tech | $ 20,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | |||||||||||||||
23 | Arizona semiconductor fabs | Tech | $ 20,000,000,000 | Missing data | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Brian Potter | Intel breaks ground on 2 Arizona chip plants worth $20B | Construction Dive | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | M1 Abrams | 1972 | 1980 | Misc | $ 19,000,000,000 | Missing data | 596.2 | 0.000% | $31,868.56 | $7,257,300.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | 18 billion, but includes 7000 tanks. Difficulty finding development costs | MASAD-82-7 Large-Scale Production of the M1 Tank Should Be Delayed Until Its Power Train Is Made More Durable (gao.gov) | https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/07/22/army-tanks-a-wonder-for-30-miles-or-so/38a06283-a191-4917-9768-da153ad24b13/ | |||||||||||
25 | 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. | |||||||||||||||||
26 | 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 | |||||||||||
27 | 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 | ||||||||||||
28 | 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 | |||||||||||||
29 | The Big Dig | 1991 | 2007 | Transit | $ 17,360,000,000 | Missing data | 312.5 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | ||||||||||||||
30 | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
31 | 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 | |||||||||||||
32 | 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 | |||||||||||||
33 | 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) | ||||||||||
34 | 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 | |||||||||||||||
35 | 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 | |||||||||||||||
36 | 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 | |||||||||||||||
37 | Seabrook Nuclear Plant | 1990 | 2007 | Power | $ 12,900,000,000 | Missing data | 232.2 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
38 | V-22 Osprey Development | 1983 | 2009 | Aerospace | $ 12,400,000,000 | Missing data | 233.0 | 0.000% | $53,212.80 | $16,349,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | GAO-09-692T V-22 Osprey Aircraft: Assessments Needed to Address Operational and Cost Concerns to Define Future Investments | |||||||||||||
39 | 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 | |||||||||||
40 | 1957 California Water Plan | 1957 | 1997 | Water | $ 11,800,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $45,319.43 | $12,370,300.00 | Jarrod Baniqued | Technically incomplete. End date used is from the 1997 completion of the California Aqueduct Coastal Branch Phase II, a representative centerpiece | https://californiaglobe.com/fl/california-water-facts-for-legislators/amp/ | ||||||||||||||||
41 | 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 | |||||||||||
42 | Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant | 1968 | 1986 | Power | $ 11,556,000,000 | Missing data | 314.9 | 0.000% | $36,698.06 | $8,832,600.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | EIA - State Nuclear Profiles | |||||||||||||
43 | 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 | |||||||||||
44 | Peacekeeper ICBM Development | 1978 | 1982 | Aerospace | $ 10,926,000,000 | Missing data | 347.2 | 0.000% | $31,467.41 | $7,307,300.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | ||||||||||||||
45 | Space Shuttle | 1972 | 1982 | Aerospace | $ 10,162,000,000 | Missing data | 322.9 | 0.000% | $31,467.41 | $7,307,300.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | https://www.planetary.org/space-policy/sts-program-development-cost | |||||||||||||
46 | SAGE System | 1951 | 1963 | Aerospace | $ 10,000,000,000 | Missing data | 476.1 | 0.000% | $21,004.23 | $3,976,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Estimated cost of 8 to 12 billion (IBM gives a slightly different estimate) | 4 The Organization of Federal Support: A Historical Review | Funding a Revolution: Government Support for Computing Research |The National Academies Press | Inside IBM's $67 billion SAGE, the largest computer ever built - ExtremeTech | IBM100 - SAGE | ||||||||||
47 | Washington DC Metro | 1969 | 2001 | Transit | $ 10,000,000,000 | Missing data | 200.4 | 0.000% | $49,892.89 | $14,230,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | What Can DC Metro’s Past Tell Us About Its Future? – The Eno Center for Transportation (enotrans.org) | |||||||||||||
48 | 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 | ||||||||||||||
49 | 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 | ||||||||||||
50 | Pratt & Whitney PW1000G Development | 1993 | 2016 | Aerospace | $ 10,000,000,000 | Missing data | 169.6 | 0.000% | $58,968.48 | $19,141,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Geared turbofan | |||||||||||||
51 | Corpus Christi, TX ethane cracker plant | 2022 | Oil & Gas | $ 10,000,000,000 | Missing data | 152.9 | 0.000% | $65,414.65 | $21,822,000.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Exxon-SABIC to start construction on $10B Corpus Christi, Texas, ethane cracker plant | Construction Dive | ||||||||||||||
52 | 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/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Ohio Semiconductor Fabs | Tech | $ 10,000,000,000 | Missing data | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Brian Potter | Intel to build 2 Ohio semiconductor factories worth $20B | Construction Dive | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | Sunshine Project | Oil & Gas | $ 9,400,000,000 | Missing data | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Brian Potter | pdf (banktrack.org) | https://ieefa.org/resources/ieefa-us-sp-pushes-louisiana-project-cancellation-credit-boost-formosa | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | San Onofre Nuclear Plant | 1964 | 1984 | Power | $ 9,000,000,000 | Missing data | 259.6 | 0.000% | $34,667.97 | $8,195,300.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | EIA - State Nuclear Profiles | |||||||||||||
56 | Columbia Class Submarine | 2021 | Ship | $ 9,000,000,000 | Missing data | 139.7 | 0.000% | $64,412.92 | $21,407,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Per sub cost | Columbia-class submarine - Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
57 | 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/ | ||||||||||||||||
58 | Millstone Nuclear Plant | 1966 | 1986 | Power | $ 8,800,000,000 | Missing data | 239.8 | 0.000% | $36,698.06 | $8,832,600.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | EIA - State Nuclear Profiles | |||||||||||||
59 | THAAD | 1992 | 2000 | Aerospace | $ 8,800,000,000 | Missing data | 176.3 | 0.000% | $49,915.37 | $14,096,000.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | According to latest DOD acquisition reports . . .: THAAD COSTS RISE 42 PERCENT; DEVELOPMENT NOW PEGGED AT $8.8 BILLION on JSTOR | |||||||||||||
60 | Nine Mile Point (Unit 2) (estimate 1) | 2007 | Power | $ 8,529,000,000 | Missing data | 153.5 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | ||||||||||||||||
61 | Nine Mile Point (Unit 2) (estimate 2) | 1988 | 2007 | Power | $ 8,500,000,000 | Missing data | 153.0 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
62 | Beaver Valley | 1987 | 2007 | Power | $ 8,500,000,000 | Missing data | 153.0 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
63 | Hope Creek Nuclear Plant | 1986 | 2007 | Power | $ 8,500,000,000 | Missing data | 153.0 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
64 | 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 | |||||||||||||
65 | CH-53K | 2019 | Aerospace | $ 8,019,000,000 | Missing data | 128.1 | 0.000% | $62,606.01 | $20,692,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | GAO-21-208, HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTER PROGRAM: Navy Should Address Cost and Schedule Risks | ||||||||||||||
66 | Trans-Alaska Pipeline (estimate 1) | 1974 | 1977 | Oil & Gas | $ 8,000,000,000 | $30,336.51 | $6,682,800.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
67 | Comanche Development | 2004 | Aerospace | $ 8,000,000,000 | Missing data | 151.9 | 0.000% | $52,682.58 | $15,449,800.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | |||||||||||||||
68 | 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) | |||||||||||||
69 | Susquehanna Nuclear Plant | 1985 | 2007 | Power | $ 7,983,000,000 | Missing data | 143.7 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
70 | Trans-Alaska Pipeline (estimate 2) | 1975 | 1977 | Oil & Gas | $ 7,800,000,000 | Missing data | 257.1 | 0.000% | $30,336.51 | $6,682,800.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | ||||||||||||||
71 | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
72 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
73 | Limerick Nuclear Plant (Unit 1) | 1986 | 2007 | Power | $ 7,246,000,000 | Missing data | 130.4 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
74 | River Bend Nuclear Plant | 1986 | 2007 | Power | $ 7,200,000,000 | Missing data | 129.6 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
75 | Catawba Nuclear Plant | 1986 | 2007 | Power | $ 6,594,000,000 | Missing data | 118.7 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
76 | 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 | |||||||||||||
77 | Columbia Nuclear Plant | 1984 | 2007 | Power | $ 6,392,000,000 | Missing data | 115.0 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
78 | Grand Gulf Nuclear Plant | 1985 | 2007 | Power | $ 6,300,000,000 | Missing data | 113.4 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
79 | 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) | |||||||||||||
80 | Fermi Nuclear Plant | 1988 | 2007 | Power | $ 6,100,000,000 | Missing data | 109.8 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
81 | Perry Nuclear Plant | 1987 | 2007 | Power | $ 6,000,000,000 | Missing data | 108.0 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
82 | 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/ | ||||||||||||
83 | 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 | |||||||||||||
84 | New York City Water Tunnel No. 3 | 1970 | 2032 | Water | $ 6,000,000,000 | Missing data | #VALUE! | #VALUE! | Missing data for this year | Missing Data | Missing Data | Missing | Jarrod Baniqued | Core section construction complete by 2021 | https://gothamist.com/news/nycs-giant-water-tunnel-begins-work-on-final-shafts-following-50-years-of-construction | ||||||||||||
85 | Callaway Nuclear Plant | 1984 | 2007 | Power | $ 5,900,000,000 | Missing data | 106.2 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
86 | KC-46 | 2017 | Aerospace | $ 5,835,000,000 | Missing data | 97.2 | 0.000% | $60,001.53 | $19,612,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | GAO-18-353, KC-46 TANKER MODERNIZATION: Program Cost Is Stable, but Schedule May Be Further Delayed (dtic.mil) | ||||||||||||||
87 | Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant | 2007 | Power | $ 5,700,000,000 | Missing data | 102.6 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | ||||||||||||||
88 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
89 | Boeing 777 | 1990 | 1995 | Aerospace | $ 5,647,000,000 | Missing data | 131.9 | 0.000% | $42,811.38 | $11,413,000.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Development Costs for Selected Aircraft | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org) | |||||||||||||
90 | Waterford Stream Nuclear Plant | 1985 | 2007 | Power | $ 5,500,000,000 | Missing data | 99.0 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | State Nuclear Profiles - Energy Information Administration (eia.gov) | |||||||||||||
91 | 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 | |||||||||||||
92 | Seattle Link Light Rail (2013) - "Sound Move" / "Central Link" | 2013 | Transit | $ 5,200,000,000 | Missing data | 92.6 | 0.000% | $56,172.36 | $17,812,200.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Each Sound Transit project budget is divided into various regional transit improvements like HOV Lanes, Heavy Commuter Rail, Bike Infrastructure, etc. | Why Sound Transit's projects are so costly - Seattle Business magazine | |||||||||||||
93 | IBM System 360 | 1960 | 1964 | Tech | $ 5,000,000,000 | Missing data | 228.2 | 0.000% | $21,910.93 | $4,205,300.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | ||||||||||||||
94 | F/A-18 (estimate 1) | 1974 | 1990 | Aerospace | $ 5,000,000,000 | Missing data | 124.4 | 0.000% | $40,191.30 | $10,055,100.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Lessons Learned from the F/A-22 and F/A-18 E/F Development Programs (rand.org) | MASAD-83-28 Navy's F/A-18 Program Faces Budget Concerns and Performance Limitations as Aircraft Enter the Fleet (gao.gov) | ||||||||||||
95 | Mon Fayette Expressway | 1988 | 2002 | Transit | $ 5,000,000,000 | Missing data | 99.5 | 0.000% | $50,260.28 | $14,472,700.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia | |||||||||||||
96 | DART Light Rail (2016) | 1996 | 2016 | Transit | $ 5,000,000,000 | Missing data; high priority for calculating | $58,968.48 | $19,141,700.00 | Brian Potter | Depends how you count it; $5 billion figure from 2016 | dartreferencebookmar16.pdf | https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/dart-has-spent-5-billion-on-light-rail-is-it-worth-it-8380338 | |||||||||||||||
97 | 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 | |||||||||||||
98 | Denver International Airport | 1992 | 1995 | Construction | $ 4,800,000,000 | Missing data | 112.1 | 0.000% | $42,811.38 | $11,413,000.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | Denver International Airport | U.S. GAO | |||||||||||||
99 | St. Lucie Nuclear Plant | 2007 | Power | $ 4,600,000,000 | Missing data | 82.8 | 0.000% | $55,560.56 | $16,762,400.00 | Missing Data | Missing | Brian Potter | EIA - State Nuclear Profiles | ||||||||||||||
100 | 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 |