Top 25 Construction Projects of 2025

[@TheB1M]

Which projects are you most excited about? We want your top 3 below 👇

[@wongkst25419]

It did not appear: Metro Tunnel ($13 billion), Melbourne's first rapid transit

[@reeeo5781]

Make a video in the future on the Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base. Its a massive megaproject building an entire CBD from the ground up in just a few years. You mentioned the Oppo Headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects in the area, you should cover the Tower C by Zaha Hadid Architects or any of the supertall skyscrapers there in a future video.

[@ovidiuciuparu6421]

@@wongkst25419is that starting/ ending in 2025 buddy?

[@LuisGrolez]

Dubai

[@harrypothead4575]

Nagdhunga-Naubise road tunnel, Xinjiang new expressway and Gwarko flyover✌️

[@phillipgathright8001]

Infrastructure projects are more interesting to me than the latest look-at-me tall tower. Anything benefiting more people is truly an investment.

[@MaxSnowDude]

towers are good we need more housing units as we have a shortage

[@sauchmz]

@@MaxSnowDude towers like those usually don't include affordable housing

[@rubberduck3y6]

@@MaxSnowDude Luxury skyscrapers in the Middle East aren't going to do anything to relieve affordable housing shortages in North America or Europe.

[@DjouherLarfi]

اتفق معك زرت باريس و روسيا و سوف تعلم ان البناء الطويل شيء سخيف جدا انا افضل البنى التحتية

[@martythemartian99]

100% agree. Infrastructure is far more interesting than a man advertising how "small" he is. 🤣

[@artapples8417]

My new garden shed that I'm planning for this summer didn't make it to the list :(

[@chandanmishra8211]

Build it in Dubai , it will make to list😂

[@TheB1M]

Hhahahaha

[@Djamonja]

I added it to my top 25 list, don't worry ;)

[@aalan4296]

If it was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects then it should be on the list.

[@connorcore7008]

@@aalan4296 now that is something I would love to see

[@vongodric]

About Rail Baltica: We aren't dismantling existing railways or stations. On the contrary, in Estonia, there is a massive project to electrify nearly 100% of the existing railway network and increase speed limits to 160km/h operations. RB adds a new rail capacity and creates a new rail corridor, but it does not replace the existing infrastructure.

[@rubberduck3y6]

Will any of these shiny new Dubai skyscrapers have a working sewage system?

[@GansHanders]

Probaply not.

[@thehellriddenBaron]

Got a feeling their only job will be to be shiny. My god, imagine the sea of ugly people (yeah, inside) who are going to live there

[@emikomina]

arabs have a lot of money, but they cant buy common sense

[@rundown132]

They have insta models for that

[@Sue-bekky]

I’m pretty sure fixed that problem years ago

[@Ale7it]

You forgot about the bridge over the Strait of Messina in Italy, set to begin construction in a few months. It will be the world’s largest suspension bridge, with a three-kilometer span, 400-meter-high towers, a third-generation aerodynamic deck, and four suspension cables nearly 1.3 meters in diameter. The bridge will accommodate both road and rail traffic. The final design was signed off by the Danish company COWI, a global leader in the field, while construction has been entrusted to the world-leading Italian-Japanese consortium WeBuild & IHI.

[@KryptonianZ]

Check out the Huajiang Bridge in china 3km long 625m high from base of Huajiang grand canyon that is said to be finished end 2025

[@KepleroGT]

It will (hopefully) start construction this year but I doubt it will be completed before 2030

[@Ale7it]

@KepleroGT it will be completed in 2032

[@Vaeldarg]

@@KryptonianZ There are still construction companies in China that haven't gone bankrupt? At this point should probably put that money to keeping tunnels from flooding, building actual drainage systems instead of fake ones that don't protect from flooding, or bollards that are not hollow, rather than putting it into producing project plans never intended to actually be built because is actually just to attract gullible investors.

[@dominikvonlavante6113]

Oh wow. I didn't know that the decision has been made to build the Messina Bridge. That is very exciting

[@SP-ny1fk]

It's hard to feel excited about projects that will only benefit the rich and famous, tbh.

[@jameswalker366]

Redirect the jealousy into actually learning and improving yourself. Stop making excuses.

[@Sp4mMe]

The average new sewage facility provides for more than most of these, for sure.

[@elysian2765]

@@jameswalker366 No one said jelousy. Most people care more about infrastructure that will benefit a large number of people instead of tacky luxury apartments that only the 0.1% can afford-

[@yuriydee]

Yeah the first 5 projects were not interesting at all. Just another tall tower for the ultra wealthy. I guess impressive in terms of height but its not something that benefits society as say a new nuclear plant or a dam or bridge. Heck even getting an HSR built in USA is probably more impressive overall than a skyscraper in Dubai or UAE or wherever. In my biased view at least...

[@Sp4mMe]

@@elysian2765 And imo, even if they were 100% subsidized housing or whatever, it still would be ... just another tower. We've proven we can do those fairly reliably, and sure, there's impressive aspects to some of them, but it's hard to imagine any of those will be particularly memorable - there'll just be more towers next year. HSL and such projects just tend to completely change a region. Makes it more multi-faceted in what they do, why they are being build, and what sorta long term impact they might have ...

[@jimsvideos7201]

Number 1 is proof you can buy anything except taste.

[@oiartsun]

It's such a garish building, it looks like it's *trying* to attract the wealthy, which in my mind would be enough to dissuade the wealthy from buying property in it. But then remember that wealth and bad taste frequently go together.

[@mossessolomon441]

I think it's fine.

[@hhydar883]

It looks very unique and flashy which i think what Jacob&co really stands for

[@rhubarb2301]

i pray that dubai becomes a sacrificial building for all the insanely rich people with no taste. keep their garish buildings out of the rest of the world please!!!!

[@filipinordabest]

@@oiartsunThey’re buying property in a country with sharia law, I don’t think they got much taste in common with mine

[@jakobraahauge7299]

When I was a child La Sagrada Familia was a monument of the idea that things could take centuries, and we would dream about watching it completed despite the fact that it wasn't meant to happen. So weird that it may finish in my lifetime

[@Djamonja]

I liked it better when it was smaller, I feel like they added too much stuff to it.

[@jakobraahauge7299]

@Djamonja Yeah - don't know if it's just growing up, but it's like the magic leaves it as it nears it's completion

[@SeverityOne]

@@Djamonja But it was always meant to be this way. Also, have you actually visited it? Seen the intricate doors, with leaves and insects and reptiles? Seen the multicoloured light on the floor? The pillars that are like trees?

[@Djamonja]

@@SeverityOne Yes, I've been there several times. It always had intricate carvings with plants and reptiles. I like that stuff, I'm just saying it is too big and gaudy (almost like Gaudi) for my tastes. I know that it was sort of planned to be this way, I just don't like it as much as when it was older.

[@DavidTonner]

Thanks!

[@watson956]

Re the Gordie Howe International Bridge - the two sides were connected a few months ago (July 2024, maybe?) and they've been working on the road beds, toll plazas, highway connections, other infrastructure, etc. Cheers from southern Ontario, and welcome to 2025!

[@PeggyMF2]

It was incredible to watch as the sides inched towards each other without any support from below. As they got close it looked like they weren't going to join. With tweeks from the suspension cables it all went together no problem. That was some feat of engineering and bravery and skill by the actual builders.

[@crotchwolf1929]

I've been following the construction progress on KZbin from the GHB's official channel. If you haven't seen it, they've documented the bridge's entire construction including the plazas and I75's modifications. youtube.com/@gordiehowebridge?si=mhu9lJ8JA1rYmD9R Hi from across the river in Detroit.

[@andreirachko]

It’s so weird that it will have tolls. Doesn’t it benefit both economic areas enough by itself?

[@meloriguardo]

Dubai will still be souless no matter how high they go

[@nicksurface3513]

To summarize: Europe will build railways, hospitals and power plants while the rest of the world build skyscrapers.

[@echoplots8058]

Except Germany, where we put our effort into demolishing railways. Because our politicans are so deep up the ass of the automobile industry they're coming back out at the front.

[@SeverityOne]

And a basilica! Don't forget the stunning Sagrada Familia! I saw it in early 2024, and it's fabulous.

[@8ball708]

Nope. All four will be built everywhere.

[@cristi724]

The Dubai projects can all be moved into a "Top Constructions Projects that will be abandoned in a major recession"

[@hyperian_one]

Happy New Year, to you, Fred! As well as to the B1M and all it's viewers!

[@joestrike8537]

"Ultimately, no one knows what to expect" - kinda sums up the entire world's current situation.

[@saintsaens21]

People have been saying that for 1 million years.

[@DigSamurai]

Amazing stuff as usual. I live in Toronto so I've been following the drama of the One. The B1M rocks! 😎

[@MikeHarris1984]

Interesting seeing Iraq on the list. After decades under a dictator control and oppression, a war for 20+ years, now breaking out to become a modern city. Never thought I would see this in my lifetime.

[@SaraanSarangi]

Well white people always have very bizarre understanding of cities in islamic world. Im pretty sure you dont even know how good Tripoli in Libya is. Because all you have heard is gaddafi and war

[@Mu3az523]

Iraq is destroyed by Americans not the dictator

[@MithunOnTheNet]

"a war for 20+ years" The "war" that began in 2003 was an INVASION by the U.S.

[@Mo-or3so]

Security has also massively improved in Baghdad and the country as a whole which is good, Iraqis have been through enough as it is tbh

[@richardpark3054]

Baghdad a modern city? That's interesting. Considering that Iraq is a theocracy stuck in the 12th century. Modern? Sure. By 5th century standard.

[@dennisdiede]

I always enjoy the intelligent way B1M explains things. Using one's brain, logic and understanding of reality is a something we need more of!!

[@u1zha]

5:47 "Replace" is not what Rail Baltica will do, it will supplement the "Russian gauge" network

[@idri5562]

Not talking about the biggest football stadium in the world that's getting built in Morocco is craaaaazy

[@rover-t]

Great video again. Thanks. All the best for the year ahead!

[@solitivity]

10:45 "Hey, what do you want to do with the design on this building?" ...sees a bunch of construction materials laying in a pile... "DUDE! I've got the perfect idea!!!" 😂

[@RandyRydberg]

If you wanted to make a big building that looked like a pile of junk... here you go. God forbid the designer actually take the opportunity to design something beautiful, but that would take more effort. Now the people of that area have a giant pile of junk to look at for maybe a century. Good job.

[@Artista_Frustrado]

yep, that's a Frank Gerry building alright 😂

[@counterfit5]

It's like going out to a wood pile and trying to come up with a logo for a black metal band

[@wonjun_kang]

I have little interest in the vanity towers in the Middle East, which often do not value the health and safety of the construction workers and definitely do not have a positive environmental impact from an embodied carbon point of view. These towers that are built for the sake of showing off should not be covered in the videos.

[@MagusFlorren]

i agree.

[@RemoteViewr]

Cry harder

[@Shadd0w]

Great video, just a small correction. AIN Dubai already opened up at the end of December and is running again. Source: took a ride this week

[@koohami]

love you to b1m team have a happy new year

[@toddinva]

I really wish you all would cover the massive expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel complex in Southeastern Virginia, USA. It’s a $4+ billion project consisting of 2 bored under water tunnels, massive bridge replacements, and bridge/road widenings. They finished boring the first tunnel and are now working on the second. It’s an incredible engineering project…. 😊

[@D.J.DarylsmusicChoices]

Happy New Year B1M. I enjoyed all of your construction videos. I was impressed what takes to build mega structures from airports , dams, railway and superstructures ski scrapers.🎉

[@jrdwtn6004]

Aww ..we love you too! Happy new year 🎉

[@InfernalGarish]

The Middle East trying to not waste money on ambitious mega projects (Impossible):

[@GansHanders]

Opulent and decadent mega projects.

[@cashewnuttel9054]

It's their money, not wat peypols.

[@Sue-bekky]

We don’t really have a say in how they use the money it’s their money, not our money

[@Frank-yj5lv]

they're trying to make money from tourism to diversify themselves from oil money

[@SeverityOne]

@@Sue-bekky Well, it _used_ to be our money. But we drive cars. 🙂

[@Cberk03]

Love this channel. Been subbed for years now

[@urbanstrencan]

The B1M team, thank you for the amazing 2024, which brought us awesome video content and showed us inside insane construction projects. All the best in 2025 :)

[@Supernaut2000]

Always a pleasurable watch and time well spent, thank you and happy 2025! Keep building on your reputation!

[@ashleykim4713]

Goog job B1M. Wishing you the best new year! 🎉🎉🎉

[@brow30535]

It’s always nice to see some amazing projects, too often I feel like no one cares about doing something different and impressive anymore

[@horrible1083]

Looking forward to another year of your excellent content, thank you.

[@ChristianMitchell-b3m]

Fantastic video and Happy New Year 🎆 🎉❤🎊😎

[@DragonsAndDragons777]

The B1M, my favourite construction channel

[@Kost78]

Happy New Year from Romania!

[@khmerRat-r2r]

Happy new year 2025❤. Following from Korea ❤❤❤. I like your channel

[@ArchitecturalGiants-k9v]

A very good video, always fun to watch

[@TheB1M]

Thanks 👍

[@alimanski7941]

I can't get over B1M casually glossing over the massive human rights issues reported in the NEOM project. It's not a sporadic thing that is independent of the construction aspect itself. It's especially absurd given the push B1M has given to mental health in construction.

[@DioBrando-h2x]

Westerners don't see people with slightly darker skin as human. It's horrible.

[@rogink]

Not just human rights. It'll have massive implications for bird migrations, as well as loads of other wildlife.

[@darthutah6649]

NEOM also isn't getting built

[@CorkyMcButterpants]

NEOM is a blatant criminal enterprise from end to end. Utterly deplorable... ...but so many delicious glossy renders to make this channel look good. Ridiculous.

[@SaraanSarangi]

​@@roginkyes they will destroy wildlife like europe did

[@TheOtherSteel]

I'm glad you're covering all these projects, because I have twenty-five sets of questions.

[@imogendunstan3603]

Happy new year…we appreciate you and your informative channel ❤

[@DavinaTheWeena]

Aaah love you too, thanks for the video & happy new year.

[@Jay-em9hb]

Thanks Fred and gang! Another awesome video.

[@arrjay2410]

Billions and Billions of Dollars (and other currencies) being spent on Megaprojects around the world for wealthy people to live in and to enable them to make more profits. Not a penny for places where ordinary people can live. The scale of homelessness in North America alone calls for a megaproject scale effort. Where will the people who clean and maintain these "structures" live. I don't see anything even close.

[@anonymouslyopinionated656]

so, living in an expensive flat in dubai enables me to make more profits than if i lived in a cheap place?

[@Fab666.]

The US simply doesn’t want to home the homeless, a trillion a year on military spending makes that very clear to see

[@Baello999]

I mean, most of these projects will benefit the common person. Other than the vanity projects of Persian Gulf kingdoms, these are all very useful infrastructure projects.

[@coreytaylor5386]

there are tons of apartment complexes being built, they just arnt shiny or cool enough for this channel to cover, though definitely not fast enough to put a dent into the crisis

[@alioscopy-glasses-free-3D]

Great stuff! Happy New Year 🎉

[@TheB1M]

Same to you!

[@cashewnuttel9054]

Do you think the Haitians will have a happy year this year?

[@TheNeotobeo]

Love You, Too! Keep the awesome videos coming.

[@toparchitecture]

Those videos are so well made that every single minutes of them are interesting! Great job guys 👏👏

[@Jakerski]

Is there really a demand for these huge skyscrapers in Dubai? It’s seems like there’s more skyscrapers than people living there

[@giovannijunior]

There isn't, since most of the properties are empty. The point is Dubai lives for tourism, and new buildings and projects being delivered always attract tourists.

[@jameswilson5165]

@@giovannijunior Also, the "apartments" are investments made by the ultra-rich. Most will never be occupied.

[@ggogg5689]

Who said a Russian oligarch has to live in their Dubai apartment!

[@alecfromminnenowhere2089]

Looking forward to your videos, and happy New Year.

[@glennac]

Aww…You Love us❣️ Well, we love the B1M. 🥰 Thanks!

[@mmsmits2868]

Happy New Year, Fred & Team!

[@u1zha]

Great to see the RVR trains and Riga's railway bridge in a B1M video! And how you spared Rail Baltica the dose of incredulousness that HS2 got

[@GazMoby]

Very enjoyable as always 👍

[@dindoise]

Love you back!

[@JamesBarry-j7m]

Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@peterjohn5834]

Stunning review, thanks

[@colin.d]

It will be interesting to see as the year progresses just how many of these 25 actually make it to completion.

[@jur4x]

RB is already a bit shaky. They decided to cut funding to the branch through Riga.

[@jgrywacheski]

Having the Gordie Howe Bridge at #9 is perfect. Not sure if they was done on purpose or just a coincidence.

[@slidefirst694]

Happy New Year, Fred

[@DavidIwanow]

Haha brilliant love the message at the end 🎉

[@JustRaiHere]

Happy New Year, Fred!

[@taiwanmark]

So exciting, I want to plan travel around some of these buildings! The ZHA and MAD projects are so brilliant.

[@habitantedelatierra]

Amazing amazing video. I love the channel

[@JezzaWezza]

Whilst not as big as the projects mentioned in this video South Australia has multiple big things happening this year. The River Torrens to Darlington project should hopefully make some more progress this year as vast sections of the land have been cleared ready for work to begin. The Tram line in Adelaide this year will be closing for 4 new bridges to replace 3 level crossings and a redo of an existing bridge due to the Torrens to Darlington tunnels passing underneath (it'll be having a section for traffic to exit for a connecting intersection heading to the city). It's apparently meant to be over 6 months from mid 2025 and reopening in late Jan 2026.

[@PhillipShumake]

Your channel is Excellent!

[@Artista_Frustrado]

so excited for the big infrastructure projects love to see Cities embracing the trains & any public transit

[@alancobbin]

Cheers Fred Happy New Year 👍😉💪

[@SquallLeonhartlo]

I know you usually don't do videos like this, but would you mind doing a short biography of Zaha Hadid? She's involved in so many of the projects you mentioned in this list, but I personally don't know much about who she is/was, and I hope you might change that.

[@benji9639]

Was expecting to see the Ark Project in Nigeria. A 120 thousand stadium like auditorium. It would be the largest indoor arena in the world. It's scheduled to be completed in November, 2025.

[@B4P787]

Still the best channel on youtube:)

[@TanayRajGowda]

LOVE YOU TOO, HAPPY NEW YEAR

[@Luverno]

What about super tall skyscrapers in Mexico and Brazil?

[@MrDadyD]

Will the Dubai skyscraper have working septic and plumming this time around?

[@Sue-bekky]

Yes that problem I believe been fixed years ago

[@ROBLOXGamingDavid]

@@Sue-bekky Least they actually did but that myth (well the time when Burj Khalifa didnt have one in the first few years since it opened) will remain in the minds of the internet culture forever if Middle East skyscrapers came into their mind and this is what they first saw.

[@alexsuriano4712]

Glad to see the Gordie Howe bridge make this list! Two other construction projects happening in Detroit to keep an eye on are the Hudson's Detroit tower and the renovation/possible demolition of the Renaissance Center

[@tomwinn2893]

Happy new year 🎉

[@maartentoors]

Happy new year!!

[@TheB1M]

Same to you!

[@lastjedi7141]

This guy does a very good job

[@hermestrismegistus4311]

Great Show , many thanks

[@TheJDgaff]

“California is NEVER getting high speed rail.” “Vegas wants to get involved.” … “It’ll be done in 2 years.”

[@wongkst25419]

"Vegas" and "hsr" are words I would never have thought could go together.

[@f.g.9466]

California HS rail is a public project within the same state, extremely expensive, and involving a lot of politics, and like a project of that nature may not even necessarily be profitable (not saying it should). LA(ish) to Vegas HS rail crosses state boundaries, making it even harder to execute publicly, but it's a much simpler and cheaper project, and one that has a strong business case and promising to be profitable, so it's no surprise that a private company jumped in on the opportunity to do it.

[@ayoCC]

Vegas loves trains especially when it connects directly into the casino.

[@jur4x]

@@f.g.9466 And I wouldn't be surprised if Elon tries to derail it even further not that he is big friend of new potus.

[@counterfit5]

Oh, I walked by 270 Park Ave last month. Those columns at the bottom are absolutely massive.

[@rhonir3209]

It always saddens me when I see those megaprojects in Dubai. So much money and so much eccentricism. They could rebuild the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, structures, that would last centuries and make people in the future leave in awe about our artisanry, or they could make a huge leap in renewable building/shaping the future of susatinable living. But they just build the most soulless seen-everywhere-around-the-world-but-even-more-expensive-and-bigger cities and towers... Could be really something but is just mediocre at best. At least the engineering's intersting

[@hiteshadhikari]

How do u think gardens are maintained? Until u plan it to be a forest

[@icey_boi_the_silly]

I swear there only began building that residential diamond building only to steal the title from New York. 😂 also that ferris wheel there was the most useless megaproject I've ever seen, literally the definition of vanity project.

[@erika002]

​@@hiteshadhikari bruh you missed the point. While yes, greenery has some technical difficulty in integrating to modern structures... ...Op was talking about the tasteless and useless vanity projects approved by rich people in that place.

[@hiteshadhikari]

@@erika002 while tasteless is sure but the sheer idea that they will build something like a hanging garden of lore is laughable People dont understand how much maintanence is needed for large gardens and even these structures with trees and plantations integrated with design

[@faolitaruna]

There were never any hanging gardens in Babylon.

[@jamesdoyle5405]

One common thing in most of these projects is the amazing shapes achieved in glass. Glass seems to have had tremendous advances and I'd like to see more on how this has been achieved.

[@paul_k323]

Happy New Year everyone 🎊

[@kashyapkhakharia5826]

Amazing projects

[@aidanbryant6375]

8:31 that’s the city from the Top Gear episode with the r8, 458 and mp4-12c. Not only was that whole airport abandoned but the entire city, that would’ve been such a fascinating thing to experience

[@jonaslilletun9891]

You guys should make a video on the art museum "Kunstsilo" in Kristiansand, Norway! An old grain silo, transformed into a modern art museum, truly exceptional stuff.

[@fernbedek6302]

HS2 at least has Canada's 'maybe high speed rail possibly sort of plan' beat.

[@dabluntz19]

I’m sure the conservatives will cancel it

[@fernbedek6302]

@ Probably. They don't want us to have nice things.

[@almcl9391]

Great content 👌

[@TheB1M]

Thank you 🙌

[@alexalekos]

So happy to see Greece make it on this list with the 3 hospitals project and not the metropolitan park which has sparked much controversy

[@siddhshah2024]

I think one that should be on this list is the Khavda Renewable Energy Park - the largest in the world. It'll be about 750 square kilometers and power 13 million homes. Better than any of those dubai skyscrapers.

[@aduck6678]

It’s awesome to see Iraq on the list! After going through so many wars, it’s finally finding some stability, and it’s cool to see a beautiful project popping up there. Iraq used to be a paradise for amazing projects like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and other incredible places. Watching Iraq bring back some of that former glory is pretty great for both the country and the construction scene!

[@GLJosh]

Some people discuss 15-minute cities, some of these structures feel like a 15-minute elevator ride.

[@lorenzosegote]

Nicely done- succinct

[@dptmwinechristine4066]

Much love from Nairobi

[@mariano7699]

Amazing engineering 👏

[@bessibossi69]

loved the music by country 👍👍👍👍👍

[@DominickvdHoff]

These projects look cool! I wish The Netherlands would build something, anything!