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Ranked: Europe's most expensive megaprojects

Europe's biggest megaprojects under construction
Athens Metro Line 4, Greece: $3.5 billion (£2.7bn/€3.3bn)
Athens Metro Line 4, Greece: $3.5 billion (£2.7bn/€3.3bn)
Semmering Base Tunnel, Austria: $4.1 billion (£3.3bn/€3.9bn)
Semmering Base Tunnel, Austria: $4.1 billion (£3.3bn/€3.9bn)
Basque Y, Spain: $4.4 billion (£3.4bn/€4.2bn)
Basque Y, Spain: $4.4 billion (£3.4bn/€4.2bn)
Lisbon-Porto High-Speed Rail Line: Portugal, $4.8 billion (£3.7bn/€4.5bn)
Lisbon-Porto High-Speed Rail Line: Portugal, $4.8 billion (£3.7bn/€4.5bn)
Naples-Bari High-Speed Railway Line, Italy: $6.7 billion (£5.2bn/€6.3bn)
Naples-Bari High-Speed Railway Line, Italy: $6.7 billion (£5.2bn/€6.3bn)
Oosterweel Link, Belgium: $10.6 billion (£8.3bn/€10bn)
Oosterweel Link, Belgium: $10.6 billion (£8.3bn/€10bn)
SuedLink Grid Expansion, Germany: $10.6 billion (£8.3bn/€10bn)
SuedLink Grid Expansion, Germany: $10.6 billion (£8.3bn/€10bn)
Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link, Denmark/Germany: $10.6 billion (£8.3bn/€10bn)
Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link, Denmark/Germany: $10.6 billion (£8.3bn/€10bn)
Brenner Base Tunnel, Austria/Italy: $11.1 billion (£8.8bn/€10.5bn)
Brenner Base Tunnel, Austria/Italy: $11.1 billion (£8.8bn/€10.5bn)
Palermo-Catania-Messina Railway Line, Italy: $11.6 billion (£9.2bn/€11bn)
Palermo-Catania-Messina Railway Line, Italy: $11.6 billion (£9.2bn/€11bn)
Stuttgart 21, Germany: $11.6 billion (£9.2bn/€11bn)
Stuttgart 21, Germany, €11 billion ($11.6/£9.2bn)
Coastal highway E39, Norway: $47 billion (£37bn/€44bn)
Coastal highway E39, Norway: $47 billion (£37bn/€44bn)
Grand Paris Express, France: $45 billion (£36bn/€42.5bn)
Grand Paris Express, France: $45 billion (£36bn/€42.5bn)
Hinkley Point C, UK: $58 billion (£46bn/€55bn)
Hinkley Point C, UK: $58 billion (£46bn/€55bn)
High Speed 2, UK: $70 billion (£55.4bn/€66.2bn)
High Speed 2, UK: $70 billion (£55.4bn/€66.2bn)
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Europe's biggest megaprojects under construction

Across Europe, governments are spending billions of dollars to update public transport and improve energy provision. Many of these projects are complex feats of engineering, constructing bigger, longer, and deeper infrastructure, the likes of which have never been seen before.

But Rome wasn't built in a day, as the saying goes, and these massive megaprojects come with outsized price tags that often grow well beyond their original budgets.

Read on to find out discover where the biggest projects are underway in Europe, ranked from least to most expensive, and find out whether they'll be delivered on time and to budget. Spoiler alert: lots won't be...

All dollar amounts in US dollars.

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Nicole Robinson

26 November 2024

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