>The million dollar highway is the name of the road between Ouray and Silverton (Colorado). I don't remember why it's called that way, probably because construction did cost a lot!
Thanks for ‘splaining it.
>This MIGHT be an answer - back when I was doing environmental inspection for a gas pipeline construction project they estimated it cost a million dollars a mile to put the pipe in the ground, from initial prep to final cleanup
Now a days, if we are to believe the news media, that’s about the cost for sidewalks, providing, of course, they don’t have to build a bridge to put under the sidewalk.