Construction was rapidly pushed until twenty-six projects, including reservoirs, canals and related works were completed in whole or part, notably the Roosevelt, Shoshone, Arrowrock, Gunnison Tunnels and others, involving the investment of over $ 100, 000, 000, in 100 dams, of which ten form reservoirs of national importance also of tunnels, of irrigating canals and ditches with regulating works, bridges, steam and hydro-electric generators, transmission lines, pumps and devices connected with supplying water to 20, 000 farms.

* 1994 – Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River.

* 1910 – Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at.

* 1920 – Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.

Construction with Argentina of the Salto Grande Dam across the Río Uruguay north of Salto was a major boost to the development of the northern litoral in the 1970s.

* March 1 – Construction of Hoover Dam is completed.

** Construction of the Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed.

Construction work on Shasta Dam in June 1942

Construction of Shasta Dam, the main dam on the Sacramento, started in 1938 and was completed in 1945.

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Construction of the Croton Dam and Aqueduct began in 1837 and was completed in 1842.

Construction of The Dalles Dam and destruction of Celilo Falls are credited with a decrease in such floods.

Funding sources include the Three Gorges Dam Construction Fund, profits from the Gezhouba Dam, loans from the China Development Bank, loans from domestic and foreign commercial banks, corporate bonds, and revenue before and after the dam is fully operational.

Construction of the Sivand Dam, named for the nearby town of Sivand, began September 19, 2006.

Construction on the Markland Locks and Dam began in 1956 and was completed in 1964.

Construction of the nearby Harlan County Dam in the 1940s nearly doubled the population from 200 to 400.

Construction of Pensacola Dam and Grand Lake o ' the Cherokees put the original town in a flood plain, so the residents moved to high ground outside the proposed lake.

Construction in 1970 of the Webbers Falls Lock and Dam, created the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir, part of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, which boosted the local economy by attracting outdoor enthusiasts.

Construction of The Dalles Dam in 1957 submerged the Long Narrows and Celilo Falls.

Construction of the Wesley Seale Dam in the late 50s raised the level of the lake to where it became desirable for weekend homes.

The Construction of Guthega Dam brought skiers to the isolated Guthega district and a rope tow was installed there in 1957.

Construction of the High Dam became a key objective of the Egyptian Government following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, as the ability to control floods, provide water for irrigation, and generate hydroelectricity were seen as pivotal to Egypt's industrialisation.

Construction of the Hoover Dam began in late 1931 and finished in 1936, two years ahead of schedule.

Image: PalmercarpenterA. jpg | Construction worker at Douglas Dam, Tennessee ( TVA ), 1942

Construction on what would in time become the world famous Great Mosque of Córdoba was started circa the year 786.

Construction of the second line started in December 2008, which is due to be opened according to initial forecasts by the end of 2012.

Construction started in 1705 and the house was completed in 1722, the year of his death.

Construction of Gdynia seaport was started in 1921, but because of financial difficulties was conducted slowly and with interruptions.

For the Construction of RN7 Canada Pledge US $ 75 and IDB US $ 31 Million for the construction of the road which started in 2009 ; it did suffer major setback because of the earthquake also.

Construction started in 1977 and was completed in 1980.

In 1941, he started a company, Zuse Apparatebau ( Zuse Apparatus Construction ), to manufacture his machines.

The contract to build the tunnels was won by John Mowlem and Co. Construction of the tunnels started in February 1915 from a series of shafts.

Construction started in January 1943, and the first prototype was delivered in June 1943.

Construction started in 1840 and lasted for thirty years, suffering great delays and cost overruns, as well as the death of both leading architects ; works for the interior decoration continued intermittently well into the twentieth century.

In the 90s the new country started the ' National Programme of Highway Construction ', effectively re-using the old communist plans.

Construction of the outer big ring road started in 2011.

Construction on the French house was initially started before 1789, interrupted by the French Revolution for twenty years and then finally built 1812 – 1817 ( based on Salat's pre-1789 design ).

Construction started in 1952 and lasted until 1955.

* Construction of the Berlin Wall started in 1961.

* Construction started in 1998 on the International Space Station.

* Construction of the Dome of the Rock is started in Jerusalem.

Construction of the Chapel started in 1505, directed by its designer, Enrique Egas.

* 518 BC — Construction of Apadana ( audience hall ) of Darius and Xerxes, ceremonial complex, at Persepolis, Iran started.

Construction of this bridge started in 1876, and was completed in 1897.

Construction was started in 1973 and completed in 1979 at a cost of $ 139 Million.

Construction started on August 13, 1963, when Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson pulled a lever that signalled a front-end loader to dump the first batch of fill to enlarge Île Sainte-Hélène.

Having accomplished that, Chiang Ching-kuo proposed and the government then started state projects such as the Ten Major Construction Projects that provided the infrastructure for building a strong export-driven economy.

Construction started in 1853, and the temple was dedicated on April 6, 1893.