This really comes down to the need/demand for the infrastructure. Projects like this do occasionally happen in the US. NYC is getting a 60 mile long, $6B water

This really comes down to the need/demand for the infrastructure. Projects like this do occasionally happen in the US. NYC is getting a 60 mile long, $6B water tunnel. Unfortunately, that tunnel has been under construction for decades, and is still years from completion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Water_Tunnel_No._3#Tunnels http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Water_Tunnel_No._...