Entering the Superproject Void

[Lunican]

THINKING BIG The Golden Gate Bridge under construction in 1937, when an era of huge public works projects was under way.

Generation after generation, giant public works projects have altered the American landscape. The Erie Canal and the transcontinental railroad come to mind. So do massive urban sewer and sanitation systems, the Tennessee Valley Authority, rural electrification, the Hoover Dam, the Interstate System, the subway networks in San Francisco and Washington, the Big Dig in Boston ... and the list abruptly stops.

Full Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/weekinreview/29uchitelle.html

[Sportmotor]

we have a big project works...althought its in the middle east lol

na but seriously lets make a monument to Me 

[JeffreyS]

The national HSR if we do build it would be our eras contribution.

[civil42806]

Can you imagine trying to get the environmental permits to do any of those projects these days.