A publication of

World's Biggest Construction Builds

Did they come in on-time or on-budget?

Project Nightmare or Dream

Development?

How well do you know these historic construction MEGA projects?

See if you can tell which projects came in on-time OR on-budget.

The Government estimated this project would cost 57 Billion

Yuan = US $8.23 Billion.

Do think that estimate was accurate?

Three Gorges Dam, China

Three Gorges Dam

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Over Budget

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget

Three Gorges Dam

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3

Over Budget

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget

Three Gorges Dam

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3

Over Budget: Costing 180 Billon Yuan

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget

Three Gorges Dam

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2

3

Over Budget: Costing 180 Billon Yuan

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget

That equals to

$26 Billion US

Get this: The 3 Gorges Dam generates 11x

as much power as the Hoover Dam. It is one

of the world's largest hydroelectric dams.

An amazing engineering feat in its time, the Panama Canal

Project was completed 6 Months ahead of schedule!

The approved Budget was US$352 Million in 1905.

Do you think they met the budget?

Panama Canal

Panama Canal

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3

Over Budget

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget

Panama Canal

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2

3

Over Budget

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget

Panama Canal

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2

3

Over Budget

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget: Costing $23 Million US

Panama Canal

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2

3

Over Budget

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget: Costing $23 Million US

Get this: The amount of rubble

removed to build the canal was enough

to bury Manhattan 12 feet deep.

Panama Canal

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3

Over Budget

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget: Costing $23 Million US

Get this: The amount of rubble

removed to build the canal was enough

to bury Manhattan 12 feet deep.

Over 60 million pounds of dynamite

was used to excavate and construct

the canal.

Developers approximated that 10–20 years would be enough

time to relocated an airport to a standalone island.

Do you think this MEGA project was completed on time?

Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong Int’l Airport

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3

Way Over Time Period

Somewhere In The Middle

Way Under the Approximated Time Period

Hong Kong Int’l Airport

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3

Way Over Time Period

Somewhere In The Middle

Way Under the Approximated Time Period

Hong Kong Int’l Airport

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3

Way Over Time Period

Somewhere In The Middle

Way Under the Approximated Time Period

The construction of this project

actually took 6 years and cost $20

Billion US to build.

Hong Kong Int’l Airport

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2

3

Way Over Time Period

Somewhere In The Middle

Way Under the Approximated Time Period

It was formed by leveling two smaller

islands, Lap Kok and Lam Chau to built

a larger artificial island on that space.

The construction of this project

actually took 6 years and cost $20

Billion US to build.

The design and construction budget was $240 Million

between 1931 and 1936. Constructed during the Great

Depression when money was tight, did it come in on budget?

The Hoover Dam

The Hoover Dam

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3

Over Budget

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget

The Hoover Dam

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2

3

Over Budget

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget

The Hoover Dam

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2

3

Over Budget

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget: Costing $49 Million US

The Hoover Dam

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3

Over Budget

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget: Costing $49 Million US

It was completed 2 years ahead of

schedule in 1936. The projected time

frame was 7 years.

The Hoover Dam

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2

3

Over Budget

They Hit It Right On The Money

Under Budget: Costing $49 Million US

It was completed 2 years ahead of

schedule in 1936. The projected time

frame was 7 years.

Did you know the amount of concrete used

to make this dam would be enough to pave

a two-lane highway from San Francisco to

New York.

What do you think it cost Russia to built the infrastructure for

the Olympics?

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House

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3

Ahead Of schedule, Under Budget

Not Completed, True Cost Was Out Of This World

Right On Schedule, Right On Budget

4 Over The Scheduled Time, Over Budget

Sydney Opera House

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2

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Ahead Of schedule, Under Budget

Not Completed, True Cost Was Out Of This World

Right On Schedule, Right On Budget

4 Over The Scheduled Time, Over Budget

Sydney Opera House

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2

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Ahead Of schedule, Under Budget

Not Completed, True Cost Was Out Of This World

Right On Schedule, Right On Budget

4 Over The Scheduled Time, Over Budget: 14 years to complete, costing $102Million

In a performance by Boris

Godunov in the 1980's, a

chicken walked off the stage

and fell on a cellist.

This is when they decided

to install a net above the

orchestra pit.

Opened in 1973, the approximate completion date was

scheduled for 4 years, with a projected budget of AUS $7

Million.

Do you think this project was a success?

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

Sochi Winter Olympics

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$51 Billion US

$500 Million US

$12 Billion US

4 $2.6 Billion US

Sochi Winter Olympics

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$51 Billion US

$500 Million US

$12 Billion US

4 $2.6 Billion US

Sochi Winter Olympics

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2

3

$51 Billion US: Projected cost was $12M US

$500 Million US

$12 Billion US

4 $2.6 Billion US

Russia built a major highway to get

people to Sochi. The cost was $9.4 Billion

US.

Construction completing in 1937, known as one of the

Wonders of the Modern World - how far do you think an

approved budget of approximately $35 Million could go.

Was it enough to built the longest suspension bridge in the

world?

Golden Gate bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

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Under Budget

Completed Right On The Money

Over Budget

Golden Gate Bridge

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Under Budget

Over Budget

Completed Right On The Money

Golden Gate Bridge

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Under Budget:$1.3 Million Under

Over Budget

Completed Right On The Money

Golden Gate Bridge

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Under Budget:$1.3 Million Under

Over Budget

Completed Right On The Money

The cable is made of 27,572 strands of wire that

hold up the weight in the road.

the military wanted the Golden Gate Bridge to

be painted in stripes due to visibility concerns for

aircraft.

Also Known as the Chunnel (Channel Tunnel), The estimated

budget was £14.7 Billion.

Do you remember if this project came in on budget?

The EuroTunnel

The EuroTunnel

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2

3

Over Budget

Right On The Money

Under Budget

The EuroTunnel

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2

3

Over Budget

Right On The Money

Under Budget

The EuroTunnel

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Over Budget: Cost £4.7 Billion. 80% over

Right On The Money

Under Budget

The EuroTunnel

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Over Budget: Cost £4.7 Billion. 80% over

Right On The Money

Under Budget

It took 11 tunnel boring machines to cut through

the chalk marlstone for the railway. Seriously!

Google marlstone!

The Chunnel is races trains under the

English Channel to mainland France.

Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi

How much do you think it cost

to construct this leaning

monstrosity of glass and steel?

Capital Gates

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$5 Billion

100 Million

$200 Million

$231 Million

Capital Gates

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$5 Billion

100 Million

$200 Million

$231 Million

Capital Gates

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$5 Billion

100 Million

$200 Million

$231 Million

The Capital Gate is 35 stories and has a lean of

160 m (that's 520 ft), with an 18° incline to the

west.

The Guinness World Records reported the

Capital Gate to be the World’s furthest leaning

man-made tower in 2010.

Taj Mahal, India Seen as the jewel of architecture in India, this masterpiece cost 32

Million Rupees.

How long do you think it took to build the Taj?

Taj Mahal, India

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8 Years

21 Years

16 Years

12 Years

Taj Mahal, India

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8 Years

21 Years

16 Years

12 Years

Taj Mahal, India

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8 Years

16 Years

12 Years

21 Years: Construction began in 1632 and was completed in 1653.

It took 21 years to build!

Taj Mahal, India

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8 Years

21 Years: Construction began in 1632 and was completed in 1653.

It took 21 years to build!

16 Years

12 Years

This amazing structure was built by Mughal

emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife,

Mumtaz Mahal - a Persian princess.

Her tomb is a central piece within the Taj.

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