LA's New Sixth Street Viaduct Opens as the 'Ribbon of Light' · Chronopin

LA's New Sixth Street Viaduct Opens as the 'Ribbon of Light' · Chronopin

Architektur14.09.2026@BuildDesk
520 Fifth Avenue Tops Out
520 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York, USARabina
Beginnt am 31.10.2024GESCHÄTZT 62 % SICHERHEITvor 1,9 JahrenThe pin's event is the topping out, which New York YIMBY^[3] and Connect CRE both reported on 24-25 October 2024 and which Wikipedia^[2] gives as October 2024. The previous date of 1 June 2026 was Wikipedia's estimated completion date, not the topping out. No source gives the exact day, so this is dated to the last day of that month as an estimate.
A 1,001-foot Kohn Pedersen Fox supertall at 520 Fifth Avenue, one of the first new Manhattan skyscrapers in decades built with a masonry-style terracotta facade instead of glass.
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The Millau Viaduct Opens to Traffic
Viaduc de Millau, Millau, Aveyron, FranceEiffage
Beginnt am 16.12.2004BESTÄTIGT 78 % SICHERHEITvor 21,8 JahrenHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: the viaduct "was inaugurated on 14 December 2004" and "goes into service" on December 16, 2004.
Norman Foster's Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, opened over southern France's Tarn valley, completing the A75 motorway route between Paris and the Mediterranean.
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New Harbor Bridge Opens in Corpus Christi
New Harbor Bridge, Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Beginnt am 28.06.2025BESTÄTIGT 88 % SICHERHEITvor 1,2 JahrenHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The long-awaited, $1.3 billion Harbor Bridge opened Saturday in Corpus Christi, Texas".
After years of safety-related construction halts and cost overruns, the new cable-stayed Harbor Bridge across Corpus Christi's ship channel finally opened to traffic in 2025.
$1.3B
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London's Docklands Light Railway Opens
Poplar, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London, United Kingdom
Beginnt am 31.08.1987BESTÄTIGT 85 % SICHERHEITvor 39,1 JahrenHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "opened on 31 August 1987 with 11 trains servicing 15 stations".
The driverless Docklands Light Railway opens to passengers, giving London's redeveloping docklands a low-cost automated metro built largely on disused rail viaducts.
£77M
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The Brooklyn Bridge Opens
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY, USA
Beginnt am 24.05.1883BESTÄTIGT 82 % SICHERHEITvor 143,3 JahrenHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Brooklyn Bridge opens | May 24, 1883".
New York's Brooklyn Bridge opened to the public, completing a 13-year construction effort that Emily Warren Roebling steered to completion after her husband was incapacitated by decompression sickness.
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Metro's D Line Subway Extension Opens Its First Three Stations
Wilshire/La Cienega station, Wilshire Blvd at La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Beginnt am 08.05.2026BESTÄTIGT 90 % SICHERHEITvor 138 TagenMetro's^[1] own project page says of Section 1, "This Opened on May 8, 2026."
LA Metro opened Section 1 of the D Line subway extension, carrying the Wilshire Boulevard subway 3.9 miles west of Wilshire/Western to new stations at La Brea, Fairfax and La Cienega. It is the line's first extension since 1996 and the first of three sections Metro wants running before the 2028 Olympics.
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Réunion's Nouvelle Route du Littoral Set for Full Completion
Nouvelle Route du Littoral, La Grande Chaloupe, Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France
Beginnt am 30.06.2030GESCHÄTZT 67 % SICHERHEITin 3,8 JahrenThe route has already been delayed for years by court rulings, redesigns and rework, so this remains a target rather than a firm date. Given as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "for a complete opening mid-2030."
The final offshore-viaduct section of Réunion's storm-battered coastal highway replacement, plagued by quarry bans and redesigns, is now due to fully open by mid-2030.
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City of Paris Inaugurates La Canopée at Les Halles
Forum des Halles, 101 Porte Berger, 75001 Paris, FranceCity of Paris
Beginnt am 05.04.2016BESTÄTIGT 80 % SICHERHEITvor 10,5 JahrenFrench outlets Batiactu^[3] and Ingélux, and Wikipedia's^[2] French edition, date the Canopée's public inauguration to April 5, 2016.
Paris unveiled La Canopée, a sweeping glass-and-steel roof capping the decade-long, roughly 800 million euro renovation of the Forum des Halles shopping and transit hub. Mayor Anne Hidalgo led the inauguration of the structure designed by architects Patrick Berger and Jacques Anziutti.
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Sport15.09.2026@BuildDesk
SoFi Stadium Opens in Inglewood With a Ribbon-Cutting
SoFi Stadium, 1001 Champion Drive, Inglewood, California, United States
Beginnt am 08.09.2020BESTÄTIGT 82 % SICHERHEITvor 6 JahrenHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "An official ribbon-cutting ceremony was hosted on September 8".
The most expensive stadium ever built opened as the new home of the LA Rams and Chargers, with its first NFL game days later.
$5.1B
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53W53 Completes Above Manhattan's MoMA
53 West 53rd Street, Midtown East, Manhattan, New York, NY 10019, United States
Beginnt am 01.01.2020GESCHÄTZT 51 % SICHERHEITvor 6,7 JahrenGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "the Hines-led development team commenced closings... the building is now ready to welcome its first residents."
Jean Nouvel's super-slender 53 West 53rd Street tower, built above an expansion of the Museum of Modern Art, finished construction and began welcoming residents.
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JPMorgan Chase Opens Its New 270 Park Avenue Headquarters
270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USAJPMorgan Chase
Beginnt am 21.10.2025BESTÄTIGT 89 % SICHERHEITvor 337 TagenHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "JPMorganChase^[2] officially opened its new global headquarters at 270 Park Avenue."
JPMorgan Chase held a ribbon-cutting for its new Norman Foster-designed global headquarters, a supertall replacement for the demolished Union Carbide Building.
$4B
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Major Construction Begins on the New Long Bridge Over the Potomac
Long Bridge, Potomac River, Washington, D.C., United StatesVirginia Passenger Rail Authority
Beginnt am 12.01.2026BESTÄTIGT 90 % SICHERHEITvor 254 TagenVPRA's notice says the work windows "begin January 12, 2026, and will continue until the project's completion in 2030".^[1]
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority moved the Long Bridge Project into full construction, opening daytime work windows through the Washington, D.C. construction zone because the District's noise and vibration rules bar the work at night. A new two-track bridge beside the century-old Long Bridge will give a continuous four-track corridor between Arlington and L'Enfant Plaza, relieving the worst passenger-rail bottleneck on the East Coast.
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