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AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
www . airport-technology . com / projects / al-maktoum
PRICE TAG : $ 35.7bn DATE : Estimated to complete in 2020
Al Maktoum International Airport , Dubai , has an eyewatering bill attached to its phased construction – $ 33bn – and it is planned for completion in 2020 . The airport is being built in phases and has some impressive statistics attached to its size and capability . It will be , at the end of its time as a building site , the largest airport in the world .
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CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL
www . hsr . ca . gov
PRICE TAG : $ 77bn and counting DATE : TBC
The California High Speed Rail may come in at an excellent spot on the top 10 most expensive projects , but sadly it has been plagued by challenges , delays and complexities that none of the project planners had predicted . Currently the rail is under review as it has overrun both its budget and timeline .
66 June 2018