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title: "C&C #5: Billions and Billions"
description: Ottawa backs the controversial Massey Tunnel cost increase. Discover its implications for construction in BC and Alberta in the latest ICBA Coffee & Construction episode.
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# [C&C #5: Billions and Billions](https://icba.ca/bc-blog/cc-billions-and-billions)

 Written by [Jordan Bateman](https://icba.ca/bc-blog/author/jordan) | Jul 8, 2026 5:39:49 PM

The Massey Tunnel price tag just DOUBLED — $4.15 billion to $8.5 billion — and Ottawa's cutting a cheque to help cover the NDP's mistake. Episode 5 of ICBA Coffee & Construction breaks down what it means for the people who build British Columbia and Alberta.

On today's show:

▶ Massey Tunnel: the $8.5 billion "we told you so" — how a funded, under-budget bridge became nine years, zero lanes, and double the price

▶ The West Coast Oil Pipeline: a million barrels a day, $35–44 billion, 140,000 jobs at peak — real, but only on paper

▶ The $20 billion Canada-B.C. deal: four LNG projects, the Red Chris mine expansion, and a $10-billion Roberts Bank port upgrade

▶ WorkSafeBC: claims costs up 22% in two years — why your premiums are about to become the story

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