I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s helpful to be hyperbolic. It only took a couple of minutes to look up some real numbers:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Alaskan_Way_Viaduct_replacement_tunnel" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Alaskan_Way_Viaduct_replacemen...</a> &quot;The project is estimated to cost US$4.25 billion, with $2.8 billion coming from the state and federal governments&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.seattletimes.com&#x2F;seattle-news&#x2F;transportation&#x2F;bertha-restarts-after-two-years-of-delays&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.seattletimes.com&#x2F;seattle-news&#x2F;transportation&#x2F;bert...</a> &quot;overall costs for repair, including excavation of the giant repair-access vault, are expected to exceed $143 million.&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.nationalgeographic.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;140422-mars-mission-manned-cost-science-space&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.nationalgeographic.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2014&#x2F;04&#x2F;140422-mars-...</a> &quot;The expert panel puts the total cost of a 20-year program culminating in a manned mission to Mars in the range of $80 to $100 billion.&quot;