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11th June 2026
2034 – The Lower Thames Crossing is opened
A new 23 km road and tunnel link beneath the River Thames opens east of London, easing pressure on the congested Dartford Crossing after years of delays. Green bridges, new woodland and restored habitats form part of the project.
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14th March 2026
2035 – Completion of the Hudson Tunnel Project
Beneath the Hudson River, two new tunnels are transforming the busiest rail corridor in North America. The largest federally funded mass transit project in U.S. history, this removes a major bottleneck between New Jersey and Manhattan.
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6th February 2026
2026-2027 – The world's first trillionaire
During this period, Elon Musk's net worth accelerates toward the $1 trillion mark. Earlier forecasts from the mid-2010s had placed this milestone much later, but rapid asset repricing and AI-driven growth are now pulling it forward by over a decade.
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3rd January 2026
2036 – Contact with the Voyager probes is lost
[Moved from an earlier range of 2025–2028 to the more specific year 2036, based on NASA's updated estimate. As of 2026, the scientific measurements are winding down, as instruments are shut off to conserve power, but the probes' engineering and telemetry data are expected to continue transmitting well into the 2030s. See the updated reference for details.]
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