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Late, over budget global megaprojects

Delayed and over budget projects
Montreal Olympic Stadium, 1976
Montreal Olympic Stadium, 1976
Hubble Space Telescope, 1990
Hubble Space Telescope, 1990
The Channel Tunnel, 1994
The Channel Tunnel, 1994
Denver International Airport, 1995
Denver International Airport, 1995
Denmark's Great Belt Fixed Link, 1998
Denmark's Great Belt Fixed Link, 1998
London Jubilee Line extension, 1999
London Jubilee Line extension, 1999
Yangtze River Three Gorges Dam, 2003
Yangtze River Three Gorges Dam, 2003
Scottish Parliament Building, 2004
Scottish Parliament Building, 2004
Boston’s Big Dig, 2007
Boston’s Big Dig, 2007
Compostela City of Culture, 2011
Compostela City of Culture, 2011
Sochi Olympics, 2014
Sochi Olympics, 2014
Edinburgh tram system, 2014
Edinburgh tram system, 2014
Brazil World Cup Stadiums, 2014
Brazil World Cup Stadiums, 2014
Oculus World Trade Center transit hub, 2016
Oculus World Trade Center transit hub, 2016
Berlin Brandenburg airport, 2020
Berlin Brandenburg airport, 2020
The World, 2021
The World, 2021
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Delayed and over budget projects

Going a little over budget or coming into slight delays is to be expected with any large-scale infrastructure project, but these overblown megaprojects take it to the next level. From the Olympic stadium that wasn’t ready in time for the Games, to the metro line extension which cost four times its original budget, read on to see the uber-delayed global megaprojects that broke the bank. All dollar values in US dollars.
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29 March 2022

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