Country |
Project |
Location |
Start year |
Status |
End year |
Cost |
Notes |
Ref
|
Bangladesh |
Padma Bridge |
Munshiganj,
Shariatpur, and
Madaripur Districts |
2014 |
Completed |
2022 |
$3.6 billion |
A 6.150 km (3.821 mi)
two-level
road-rail bridge. It is the longest bridge in Bangladesh, the second-longest in the
Indo-Gangetic Plain, and the longest over the
Ganges River in terms of both span and the total length. |
[
citation needed]
|
Dhaka Metro Rail |
Dhaka |
2016 |
In progress |
|
$2.8 billion |
Of the six planned lines, two are operational as of 2022 and 2023, respectively. |
[
citation needed]
|
Karnaphuli Tunnel |
Chittagong |
2017 |
Completed |
2023 |
$1.2 billion |
First underwater tunnel in the
South Asian region. |
[
citation needed]
|
Bangabandhu Railway Bridge |
Sirajganj to
Tangail |
|
In progress |
|
$1.6 billion |
A 4.8 km (3.0 mi) long railway bridge that is expected to be the largest dedicated rail bridge in the country after completion. |
[
citation needed]
|
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport
Terminal 3 |
Dhaka |
2019 |
In progress |
2024 (
proj.) |
$2.5 billion |
Upon completion of the third terminal, passenger handling capacity of the airport will increase to 20 million from the current 8 million per annum. Cargo handling capacity will also increase to 500,000 from 200,000 tonnes annually. |
[
citation needed]
|
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant |
Ishwardi |
2017 |
In progress |
2025 (
proj.) |
$12.65 billion |
It will be the country's first nuclear power plant. |
[
citation needed]
|
Central Business District |
Purbachal |
|
In progress |
|
$17 billion |
It will have three super-tall skyscrapers, surrounded by thirty-eight 40+ floor skyscrapers. |
[
citation needed]
|
Bahrain |
Bahrain International Airport Expansion Project |
Muharraq,
Muharraq Island |
|
Completed |
2021 |
$1.1 billion
USD |
|
[
citation needed]
|
Bahrain Light Rail Network |
Nationwide |
|
In progress |
2025 (
proj.) |
$2 billion
USD |
|
[
citation needed]
|
India |
Bharatmala |
Nationwide |
2017 |
In progress |
|
More than $110 billion |
Road development project under the
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. |
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|
Char Dham Highway |
Uttarakhand |
|
In progress |
|
More than $1.5 billion |
A two-lane
National Highway. |
[
citation needed]
|
Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project |
Six Indian states |
|
In progress |
|
More than $90 billion |
Investments will be spread across the 1,500 km (930 mi) long
Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, which will serve as the industrial corridor's transportation backbone. |
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|
Hyderabad Metro Rail |
Hyderabad,
Telangana |
2012 |
In progress |
|
More than $2.5 billion |
Two of the three planned lines became operational in 2017. |
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|
Hyperloop |
Nationwide |
|
Proposed |
|
|
Proposal to establish hyperloop infrastructure for the
Pune-
Mumbai,
Chennai-
Bangalore, and
Amaravati-
Vijayawada corridors. |
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|
Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor |
Mumbai-
Ahmedabad corridor |
|
In progress |
2027
proj. |
More than $18 billion |
When completed, it will be
India's first
high-speed rail line. |
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|
Navi Mumbai International Airport |
Mumbai |
2021 |
In progress |
2025 (
proj.) |
More than $2.5 billion |
This project aims to ease air traffic congestion at
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. |
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|
Noida International Airport |
Noida, Uttar Pradesh |
2021 |
In progress |
|
More than $4 billion |
This airport aims to decongest the load of the
Indira Gandhi International Airport in
Delhi by serving 120 million passengers per year over eight runways. The airport is expected to expand in three phases over 30 years and will be one of the world's largest airports upon completion. Phase 1 will be completed in 2024. |
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|
Sagarmala |
Nationwide |
|
In progress |
|
More than $130 billion |
A
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways project meant to enhance the country's logistics sector. |
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|
Indonesia |
Jakarta MRT |
Jakarta |
2013 |
In progress |
|
$2.86 billion |
As of 2019, one of the four planned lines is operational. The next two lines to open are expected to open in 2024 and 2026. |
[
citation needed]
|
Greater Jakarta LRT |
Jakarta |
2004 |
Completed |
2023 |
$1.58 billion |
Phase 1, the
Bekasi Line and part of the
Cibubur Line, were completed in 2023. |
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|
Jakarta–Bandung HSR |
Java |
2016 |
Completed |
2023 |
$5.5 billion |
3 of the 4 planned lines have been opened and are operational. |
[
citation needed]
|
Trans-Sumatra Toll Road |
Sumatra |
|
In progress |
|
$33.2 billion |
Of the 17 planned segments, 8 have been completed as of 2019. |
[
citation needed]
|
Iran |
Tehran-Shomal Freeway |
Tehran-
Mazandaran province |
|
In progress |
|
About $1 billion
USD |
Will be 121 kilometres (75 mi) in length. As of 2023, three of the four planned sections are operational. |
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|
Israel |
Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway |
Tel Aviv-
Jerusalem |
2001 |
completed |
|
$1.9 - $2.8 billion
USD |
|
[
citation needed]
|
Tel Aviv Light Rail |
Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area |
2015 |
In progress |
|
₪187.5 billion |
As of 2023, 1 of the 4 planned
light rail transit has been completed. Three metro lines will also be constructed. |
[
citation needed]
|
Japan |
Japan's Maglev High-Speed Rail (Chūō Shinkansen) |
Tokyo–
Nagoya–
Osaka |
2014 |
In progress |
2037
proj. |
¥9 trillion |
|
[
citation needed]
|
Kuwait |
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Causeway Project |
Kuwait Bay |
2013 |
Completed |
2019 |
$3 billion |
Launching point of
Madinat Al-Hareer in
Subiya. |
[
citation needed]
|
Kuwait International Airport Passenger Terminal 2 |
Kuwait City |
2017 |
In progress |
2025 (
proj.) |
$4.3 billion |
Construction was delayed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. |
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|
Malaysia |
Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Project |
Kuala Lumpur |
2016 |
In progress |
2028
proj. |
RM50 billion |
When completed, it will be operated as part of the
Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. |
[
citation needed]
|
MRL East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) |
Kelantan,
Terengganu,
Pahang,
Negeri Sembilan,
Selangor |
2017 |
In progress |
2027
proj. |
RM44 billion |
|
[
citation needed]
|
Kuala Lumpur International Airport |
Selangor |
1993 |
Completed |
|
RM3.92 billion |
|
[
citation needed]
|
Penang Sentral |
Penang |
2007 |
Completed |
2018 |
RM230 million |
|
[
citation needed]
|
West Coast Expressway |
Selangor and
Perak |
2014 |
In progress |
|
RM5.044 billion |
|
[
citation needed]
|
Pakistan |
Karachi–Lahore Motorway |
Karachi to
Peshawar through
Islamabad,
Lahore,
Multan and
Sukkur |
2015 |
Completed |
2020 |
$6.6 billion |
This six-lane, high-speed, limited-access motorway is 1,694 km (1,053 mi) in length. |
[
citation needed]
|
Karachi Circular Railway |
Karachi |
2001 |
In progress |
|
$1.6 billion |
Revival of the Karachi Circular Railway, which became operational in 1969 and closed in 1999 due to mismanagement. The project includes 23 stations, 3 lines and more than 50 km (31 mi) of track. |
[
citation needed]
|
Karachi Metrobus |
Karachi |
2013 |
In progress |
|
$400 million |
Two of the 6 planned lines are operational. |
[
citation needed]
|
Malir Expressway |
Karachi |
2022 |
In progress |
2024 (
proj.) |
$400 million |
As of August 2023, half of the 40.3 km (25.0 mi) expressway is operational. |
[
citation needed]
|
New Gwadar International Airport |
Gwadar |
|
In progress |
2024 (
proj. |
$400 million |
This will replace the existing
Gwadar International Airport. |
[
citation needed]
|
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line ML-1 |
Multiple Pakistani provinces |
2024 (
proj.) |
In progress |
|
$7 billion |
This renovation is part of the
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. |
[
citation needed]
|
Orange Line Metro |
Lahore |
2015 |
Completed |
2020 |
$1.500 billion |
This is the first of the three planned
Lahore Metro lines and is Pakistan's first
driverless metro. |
[
citation needed]
|
China |
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor |
Pakistan and
Xinjiang, China |
|
In progress |
|
$62 billion |
The project aims to connect
Gwadar Port to
Xinjiang via a network of
highways,
railways and
pipelines to transport oil and gas. The
economic corridor is expected to run about 3,000 km (1,900 mi) |
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|
Beijing Daxing International Airport |
Beijing |
2014 |
Completed |
2019 |
$17 billion |
|
[
citation needed]
|
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge |
Pearl River Delta |
2009 |
Completed |
2018 |
$10.600 billion |
|
[
citation needed]
|
Philippines |
Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge |
Bataan-
Cavite |
2023 |
In progress |
|
$3.75 billion |
A 32 km (20 mi) bridge over
Manila Bay that will connect
Central and
Southern Luzon. |
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|
Manila Metro Rail Transit System |
Metro Manila |
1996 |
In progress |
2028
proj. |
$15.845 million |
One line operational as of 2020. It is expected to have a total of eight lines with a total length of 142 km (88 mi). |
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|
Mindanao Railway expansion |
Mindanao |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
New Manila International Airport |
Bulacan |
2022 |
In progress |
2027
proj. |
$14.111 billion |
Aims to decongest and eventually replace
Ninoy Aquino International Airport. It will be operated by the
San Miguel Corporation. |
[113]
|
North–South Commuter Railway |
Metro Manila,
Central Luzon |
2019 |
In progress |
2029
proj. |
$14.95 billion |
The railway will connect
Clark International Airport with
Metro Manila and
Calabarzon. |
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|
PNR South Long Haul |
Luzon |
|
In progress |
2027
proj. |
$3.45 billion |
|
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|
South Luzon Expressway expansion |
Metro Manila,
Calabarzon |
2006 |
In progress |
$2.278 billion |
|
Includes Toll Road 4 from
Calamba to
Lucena, Toll Road 5 from Lucena to
Matnog, and the
Pasig River Expressway. |
[
citation needed]
|
Qatar |
Doha Metro |
Doha |
|
In progress |
2026 (
proj.) |
$36 billion |
Construction will add 300 km (190 mi) of track. |
[
citation needed]
|
Qatar Expressway Programme |
Doha |
|
In progress |
|
$28 billion
USD (
CAPEX) |
This programme aims to deliver more than 800 km (500 mi) of new or upgraded roads and more than 200 interchanges in Qatar. It is part of the
Qatar National Vision 2030. One of the motivating factors was the
2022 FIFA World Cup. |
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|
Saudi Arabia |
King Abdulaziz International Airport expansion |
Jeddah |
2006 |
Completed |
2019 |
$7.2 billion |
|
[
citation needed]
|
Riyadh Metro |
Riyadh |
2014 |
Completed |
2024 (
proj.) |
$23.5 billion |
|
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|
Singapore |
Cross Island MRT Line |
Nationwide |
2023 |
In progress |
|
$40.7 billion
SGD |
|
[
citation needed]
|
Changi Airport Terminal 5 |
Asia–Pacific |
2022 |
In progress |
Mid-2030s (
proj.) |
$10 billion
USD |
The terminal will be able to handle a capacity of 70 million passengers a year upon completion. |
[
citation needed]
|
Marina Coastal Expressway |
Nationwide |
2008 |
Completed |
2013 |
$4.3 billion
SGD |
First undersea expressway in Singapore. |
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|
Tuas Mega Port |
|
|
In progress |
|
$20 billion |
Tuas Port will be able to handle 65 million
twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) annually, almost double the 36.9 million TEUs that Singapore handled in 2020. |
[
citation needed]
|
South Korea |
Incheon International Airport |
Seoul Capital Area |
1992 |
Completed |
2024 (
proj.) |
Over 3,903
₩ trillion |
Intended to replace
Gimpo International Airport |
[119]
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|
Thailand |
High-speed rail in Thailand |
Central,
Western and
Southern Thailand |
|
In progress |
2037 (
proj.) |
$30 billion |
The project consists of four high-speed rail corridors: one international corridor, which will be a part of the
Kunming–Singapore Railway project after completion. |
[
citation needed]
|
Vietnam |
Long Thanh International Airport |
Ho Chi Minh City |
2019 |
In progress |
After 2035 (
proj. |
$7.8 billion |
This project is partially operational. |
[
citation needed]
|
UAE |
Al Maktoum International Airport |
Dubai |
|
In progress |
2030 (
proj.) |
$82 billion |
Upon completion, it will be the fourth largest airport in the world.
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