In 2003, the state constructed its own outlet to divert water from Devils Lake into the Sheyenne River at a cost of $28 million.

All states that revised their criminal codes to provide for incarceration also constructed new state prisons.

By 1965, the state was constructing Interstate 44 in the region.

Some states, notably Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Michigan, have already constructed experimental systems, and it's too soon to tell how these will work.

The state will also construct three buildings for a new elementary school, middle school and high school, which are scheduled to open in the fall of 2004.

Between 1960 and 1984, the state constructed low-income housing at a cost of $173.6 million.

In their place, the state constructed brick buildings of a nondescript, institutional genre.

After the hurricane passed, the state and city constructed a seawall around the settled portion of the island.

By way of comparison, during the 112-year-long period between 1852 and 1964, the state of California had constructed just 12 prisons.

The state constructed a modern stairway ascending the mound to protect it from erosion of pedestrian traffic.