Too funny. I ran across a very old article stating the canal would be FINISHED this year. "For now, however, the plan is to begin construction in late 2014 and complete the canal in five years." BUILDING A CANAL TO POWER By Eric Hannis, Contributor Oct. 22, 2013, at 9:35 a.m. https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/world-report/2013/10/22/china-challenges-american-primacy-in-central-america-with-nicaraguan-canal