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Old 12-01-2014, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by cattywampus View Post
HUH ????.



Uncle B. started construction on August 11 1971.

Finished in August 1975...Took 4 years to build The Superdome.



It Opened 7 months after Super Bowl 9 was scheduled to be played there.



Estimated to cost $ 46 Million...ACTUAL total cost came in at $ 165 Million.



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If you like to talk about delays, let's discuss the Big Dig - Al least 15 years and $18B over budget, and still not right.
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