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ESTIMATED69% CONFIDENCE47.9 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "Repairs were completed in October 1978."Engineers quietly finished weeks of overnight welding that fixed a hidden wind-bracing flaw in Manhattan's Citicorp Center, averting a possible collapse.0.62Construction Begins on New York's Hudson River Rail Tunnel
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CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE2.9 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "construction finally began Nov. 3 on the Hudson River Tunnel portion of the Gateway Program[2]".Crews broke ground on the Hudson Tunnel Project, a new rail tunnel meant to relieve the century-old, storm-damaged North River Tunnel beneath the Hudson River.0.62Vietnam's North-South High-Speed Railway Breaks Ground
Hanoi, Vietnam
DELAYED12 months late64% CONFIDENCEin 1.3 yearsGroundbreaking was originally targeted for 2026 but has since slipped. Given as scheduled, per the source[1]: "Vietnam is targeting the start of construction in December 2027."Vietnam is set to break ground on a $67BN, 1,541km high-speed line linking Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the largest infrastructure project in the country's history.$67B0.62Kansai Airport Could Sink Below Sea Level by 2056
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CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE2.9 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: the tower "was taken over by a court-appointed receiver" in "October 2023" after "financiers defaulted on more than $1.2 billion in loans."The One, an 85-storey tower at Yonge and Bloor meant to be Canada's first supertall skyscraper, was placed into receivership after its financiers defaulted on more than $1.2BN in loans.C$1.2B0.61Beirut Terraces Completes as a Layered Skyscraper
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CONFIRMED89% CONFIDENCE3.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: the pile-driving and load-shifting project "was finished earlier this month," in an article published June 21, 2023.Engineers completed a $100M underpinning project meant to arrest the sinking and tilt of San Francisco's Millennium Tower.$100M0.60Nakagin Capsule Tower Demolition Begins in Tokyo
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