Comparing the New Panama Canal and the Old One

From the May 25, 2015, Time Magazine.

This table was in an article about the new expansion lane built on the Panama Canal to allow bigger ships to pass through between the Atlantic and Pacific.

The first numbers refer to the 1914 canal, second to the new lane:

EXCAVATION:  268 million cu. yd.  ////  203 million cu. yd.

YEARS FROM START TO FINISH:  34 (1880-1914)  ////  9 (2007-2016)

CONCRETE USED:  4.4 million cu. yd.  ////  5.7 million cu. yd.

NUMBER EMPLOYED:  56,307 (1904-1913)  ////  32,000

LIVES LOST:  25,600 (estimated)  ////  6

COST:  $635 million ($15 billion in 2015 dollars)  ////  $5.25 billion

MAXIMUM SHIP SIZE:  965 ft. by 106 ft. by 39 ft.  ////  1,200 ft.by 160 ft. by 50 ft.

TONS OF CARGO (PER YEAR):  252 million (2014)  ////  504 million (expected)

NUMBER OF LOCK CHAMBERS:  32  ////  6

SIZE OF LOCK CHAMBERS:  1,000 ft. by 110 ft. by 42 ft.  ////  1,400 ft. by 180 ft. by 60 ft.

How It Grows.  --Cooter