From the June 15th Chicago Tribune.
June 14th, there was an explosion at the Chicago Deep Tunnel, but no deaths reported, although at least 15 workers have met their deaths on the project since it began in 1975.
The Tribune did a comparison of it and four other well-known projects: Panama Canal, Interstate Highway System, The Big Dig and the Great Wall of China.
CHICAGO DEEP TUNNEL
PURPOSE: Divert storm water and sewage, reducing flooding and health risks.
BUILT: 1975 to an estimated completion in 2029. (Yeah, right!)
WORKER DEATHS: At least 15.
TOTAL COST: $3.3 billion.
LENGTH: When finished, 110 miles.
MYTH: Some 90,000 Chicagoans died of cholera in 1885. The Chicago Sanitation District created in 1889 to manage water and waste water issues. They even reversed the flow of the Chicago River.
Next, the Panama Canal. --Cooter
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