ðə hɔɹˈɛndəs kˈɔst ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɐ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt kˈɛpt ɪt ʃˈɛlvd fɔːɹ kwˈaɪt ɐ wˈaɪl, ʌntˈɪl wˈɛstɚlənd wʌz ɹˈeɪzd tə tˈaʊn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv.
The horrendous cost of such a project kept it shelved for quite a while, until Westerland was raised to town in 1905.