The world's most expensive megaprojects currently under construction
Infrastructure projects with price tags that will make your jaw drop
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Hinkley Point C, UK: up to $29.4 billion (£21.8bn)
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Doha Metro, Qatar: $36 billion (£27.2bn)
Courtesy Qatar Rail
Great Man-Made River, Libya: $25+ billion (£18.53bn+)
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Songdo International Business District, South Korea: $39 billion (£29.9bn)
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Lusail, Qatar: $45 billion (£33.4bn)
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New capital of Egypt: $45 billion (£33.4bn)
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German Unity Transportation Projects, Germany: $50 billion (£35bn)
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Sound Transit 3, USA: $53.8 billion (£41.2bn)
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Dubailand, UAE: $64.3 billion (£47.6bn)
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Alta Velocidad Española (AVE), Spain: $69.9 billion (£51.8bn)
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Suburban Rail Loop, Australia: $70 billion+ (£56.5bn+)
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Chūō Shinkansen, Japan: $78.7 billion (£58.3bn)
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South–North Water Transfer Project, China: $79+ billion (£58bn+)
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Al Maktoum International Airport, UAE: $82 billion (£61.9bn)
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High Speed 2, UK: $94.8 billion (£70bn)
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Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project, India: $100 billion (£74bn)
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King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia: $100 billion (£74bn)
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Forest City, Malaysia: $100 billion (£74bn)
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Silk City, Kuwait: $132 billion (£98bn)
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California High-Speed Rail Network, USA: $105 billion (£83.9bn)
Courtesy California High-Speed Rail Authority
Gulf Railway, Persian Gulf countries: $250 billion (£185bn)
Courtesy Saudi Railway Company
NEOM, Saudi Arabia: $500 billion (£371bn)
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Urban Renewal Project, Turkey: $400 billion (£297bn)
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TEN-T Network, Europe: $550 billion (£408bn)
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Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), global: $8 trillion (£5.9tn)
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