<Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Price ( nominal ) </Th> <Th> Reference Year </Th> <Th> Price ( ref . year ) </Th> <Th> Price ( 2016 $ ) </Th> <Th> Project </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 -- 2006 </Td> <Td> $14.6 billion </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> $8.08 billion </Td> <Td> $20.1 billion </Td> <Td> Big Dig , Boston , Massachusetts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 -- 2013 </Td> <Td> $6.416 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> San Francisco -- Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Replacement , San Francisco / Oakland , California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 -- 2002 </Td> <Td> $5.0 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mon -- Fayette Expressway , southwest Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 -- 2020 ( est . ) </Td> <Td> $4.1 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ohio River Bridges Project , Louisville , Kentucky , and southern Indiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 -- 2007 </Td> <Td> $3.6 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Central Texas Turnpike , area around Austin , Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 -- 2011 </Td> <Td> $2.57 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Intercounty Connector , Montgomery County , Maryland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 -- 2008 </Td> <Td> $2.5 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Woodrow Wilson Bridge Replacement , Washington , D.C. , Northern Virginia , and southern Maryland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 -- 2021 </Td> <Td> $2.3 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> I - 4 Ultimate corridor reconstruction , Orlando , Florida </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 -- 2015 </Td> <Td> $4.25 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel , Seattle , Washington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 -- 2018 </Td> <Td> $1.8 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Interstate 69 Extension SIU # 3 , Evansville to Indianapolis , Indiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 -- 2021 </Td> <Td> $1.6 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wekiva Parkway , Orlando , Florida </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 -- 2016 </Td> <Td> $1.4 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> I - 95 New Haven Harbor Corridor Reconstruction , New Haven , Connecticut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 -- 2003 </Td> <Td> $1.2 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> E-470 , Denver , Colorado </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1933 -- 2007 </Td> <Td> $37 million </Td> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> $37 million </Td> <Td> $616 million </Td> <Td> Golden Gate Bridge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 -- 2028 </Td> <Td> $67.6 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> $54.9 billion </Td> <Td> $56.4 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> California High - Speed Rail , Phase 1 , California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1863 -- 1869 </Td> <Td> $124,548,691 </Td> <Td> 1873 </Td> <Td> $124,548,691 </Td> <Td> $2.49 billion </Td> <Td> First Transcontinental Railroad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 -- 2017 </Td> <Td> $425 billion </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> $425 billion </Td> <Td> $505 billion </Td> <Td> Interstate Highway System </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 -- 2008 </Td> <Td> $1.5 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> $2.8 billion ( 2008 ) </Td> <Td> $3.1 billion </Td> <Td> I - 10 Katy Freeway Expansion ( Interstate 10 in Texas ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 -- 1964 </Td> <Td> $320 million </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> $2.44 billion </Td> <Td> Verrazano - Narrows Bridge </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Price ( nominal ) </Th> <Th> Reference Year </Th> <Th> Price ( ref . year ) </Th> <Th> Price ( 2016 $ ) </Th> <Th> Project </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 -- 2006 </Td> <Td> $14.6 billion </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> $8.08 billion </Td> <Td> $20.1 billion </Td> <Td> Big Dig , Boston , Massachusetts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 -- 2013 </Td> <Td> $6.416 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> San Francisco -- Oakland Bay Bridge East Span Replacement , San Francisco / Oakland , California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 -- 2002 </Td> <Td> $5.0 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mon -- Fayette Expressway , southwest Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 -- 2020 ( est . ) </Td> <Td> $4.1 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ohio River Bridges Project , Louisville , Kentucky , and southern Indiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 -- 2007 </Td> <Td> $3.6 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Central Texas Turnpike , area around Austin , Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 -- 2011 </Td> <Td> $2.57 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Intercounty Connector , Montgomery County , Maryland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 -- 2008 </Td> <Td> $2.5 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Woodrow Wilson Bridge Replacement , Washington , D.C. , Northern Virginia , and southern Maryland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 -- 2021 </Td> <Td> $2.3 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> I - 4 Ultimate corridor reconstruction , Orlando , Florida </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 -- 2015 </Td> <Td> $4.25 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement tunnel , Seattle , Washington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 -- 2018 </Td> <Td> $1.8 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Interstate 69 Extension SIU # 3 , Evansville to Indianapolis , Indiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 -- 2021 </Td> <Td> $1.6 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wekiva Parkway , Orlando , Florida </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 -- 2016 </Td> <Td> $1.4 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> I - 95 New Haven Harbor Corridor Reconstruction , New Haven , Connecticut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 -- 2003 </Td> <Td> $1.2 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> E-470 , Denver , Colorado </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1933 -- 2007 </Td> <Td> $37 million </Td> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> $37 million </Td> <Td> $616 million </Td> <Td> Golden Gate Bridge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 -- 2028 </Td> <Td> $67.6 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> $54.9 billion </Td> <Td> $56.4 billion ( est . ) </Td> <Td> California High - Speed Rail , Phase 1 , California </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1863 -- 1869 </Td> <Td> $124,548,691 </Td> <Td> 1873 </Td> <Td> $124,548,691 </Td> <Td> $2.49 billion </Td> <Td> First Transcontinental Railroad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 -- 2017 </Td> <Td> $425 billion </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> $425 billion </Td> <Td> $505 billion </Td> <Td> Interstate Highway System </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 -- 2008 </Td> <Td> $1.5 billion </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> $2.8 billion ( 2008 ) </Td> <Td> $3.1 billion </Td> <Td> I - 10 Katy Freeway Expansion ( Interstate 10 in Texas ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 -- 1964 </Td> <Td> $320 million </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> $2.44 billion </Td> <Td> Verrazano - Narrows Bridge </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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