Public works project
A public works project is a structure in Animal Crossing: New Leaf that can be built in the player's town by the mayor. Projects include structures such as decorations, bridges, benches, signs, and buildings.
Public works projects are similar to objects in Doubutsu no Mori e+. In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, public works projects are replaced by the ability to place furniture items outside, and some of the projects from New Leaf are turned into furniture items.
Building a public works project[edit]
Once the mayor receives the development permit, they can view a list of unlocked public works projects at the desk at town hall. Once a project is chosen, the player chooses a location in the town to build it, and a plot is set down containing Lloid, who accepts donations to build the project. The town's villagers donate small amounts each day. Once the donation goal has been met, the project will be built the next day and a completion ceremony can be held.
Only one public works project can be built at a time, and a maximum of 30 projects can be built. Exceptions to the 30-project limit include the café, police station, Reset Surveillance Center, any projects on Main Street, and any town hall or train station renovations.
Completion ceremony[edit]
When a public works project is built, the next time the mayor sits at their desk at town hall, Isabelle asks them if they want to attend a completion ceremony. If they accept, the player, Isabelle, and a few villagers will attend the ceremony at the location of the project. Isabelle will congratulate those who donated to the project, and the mayor will be prompted to deliver one of three responses: "We did it!", "Hooray for everyone!", or "On to the next project!". The attendees then pull out and use party poppers. After the ceremony, Isabelle returns to town hall while the villagers and player stay at the ceremony site.
For some major projects, special characters pertaining to them appear at the ceremony. For example, Celeste attends the ceremony for the museum renovation.
Demolition[edit]
Once a project is built, it can be demolished for 10% of its build cost. The demolition takes one day, during which the mayor cannot initiate any more projects. Some projects, such as the café and the campsite, cannot be demolished.
Unlocking public works projects[edit]
There are 13 public works projects available by default; the rest must be unlocked. The most common unlock method is from villagers, who can go up to the player and suggest a project. Some projects can only be suggested by certain personality types, while some can be suggested by any villager. Other projects are unlocked after the player completes specific conditions.
List of public works projects[edit]
Major projects[edit]
The following projects cannot be demolished, and only one of each can be built.
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Campsite | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | - |
Modern police station | ![]() |
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Suggested by any villager. | - |
Classic police station | ![]() |
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Suggested by any villager. | - |
Café | ![]() |
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Suggested by Blathers after 50 items have been donated to the museum and the museum renovation has been open for at least seven days. | - |
Reset Center | ![]() |
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Unlocked after turning off the game without saving. | No completion ceremony is held. |
Town-hall renovation | ![]() |
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- | Unlocked after a perfect town status is achieved. | Default town hall style; not available if it is the current style. Lloid appears in town hall. |
Town-hall renovation | ![]() |
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- | Unlocked after a perfect town status is achieved. | Not available if it is the current style. Lloid appears in town hall. |
Town-hall renovation | ![]() |
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- | Unlocked after a perfect town status is achieved. | Not available if it is the current style. Lloid appears in town hall. |
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- | Unlocked after a perfect town status is achieved. | Not available if it is the current style. Lloid appears in town hall. |
Station reconstruction | ![]() |
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- | Unlocked after having players visit the town 100 times. | Default train station style; not available if it is the current style. Lloid appears in the train station. |
Station reconstruction | ![]() |
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- | Unlocked after having players visit the town 100 times. | Not available if it is the current style. Lloid appears in the train station. |
Station reconstruction | ![]() |
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- | Unlocked after having players visit the town 100 times. | Not available if it is the current style. Lloid appears in the train station. |
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- | Unlocked after having players visit the town 100 times. | Not available if it is the current style. Lloid appears in the train station. |
Fortune-Teller's Shop | ![]() |
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- | Unlocked after receiving 20 fortunes from Katrina. | Lloid appears in the train station. |
Dream Suite | ![]() |
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- | Isabelle will be asleep at her desk after the player has been in town for one week and has built at least one public works project. Speaking to her unlocks the project. | Lloid appears in the train station. |
Museum renovation | ![]() |
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- | Suggested by Blathers after 20 items, with at least one in each category, have been donated to the museum. | Lloid appears in the train station. |
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- | - | Suggested by Dr. Shrunk after Timmy and Tommy's store has upgraded to T&T Mart. | Only appears in the public works projects list if the player declines Shrunk's initial request. Requires six villager Signatures instead of Bells, and it is built five days after all the Signatures are obtained. |
Standard projects[edit]
Project | Preview image | Build price | Demolition price | Size | Unlock method | Notes |
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Cobblestone bridge | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | - |
Suspension bridge | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | - |
Brick bridge | ![]() |
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Suggested by any villager. | - |
Modern bridge | ![]() |
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Suggested by any villager. | - |
Wooden bridge | ![]() |
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Suggested by cranky villagers. | - |
Fairy-tale bridge | ![]() |
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Suggested by peppy villagers. | - |
Yellow bench | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | Can be sat on by the player and villagers. |
Blue bench | ![]() |
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Suggested by jock villagers. | Can be sat on by the player and villagers. |
Wood bench | ![]() |
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Suggested by big sister villagers. | Can be sat on by the player and villagers. |
Metal bench | ![]() |
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Suggested by peppy villagers. | Can be sat on by the player and villagers. |
Log bench | ![]() |
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Suggested by big sister villagers. | Can be sat on by the player and villagers. Two log benches also appears in the campground in the Welcome amiibo update. |
Modern bench | ![]() |
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Suggested by snooty villagers. | Can be sat on by the player and villagers. |
Fairy-tale bench | ![]() |
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Suggested by normal villagers. | Can be sat on by the player and villagers. |
Zen bench | ![]() |
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Suggested by cranky villagers. | Can be sat on by the player and villagers. |
Flower bed | ![]() |
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Suggested by normal villagers. | Flowers can be planted on it. |
Drinking fountain | ![]() |
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Suggested by normal villagers. | Can be interacted with to dispense water. |
Instrument shelter | ![]() |
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Suggested by jock villagers. | Can be interacted with to show what the weather will be the next hour. |
Sandbox | ![]() |
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Suggested by lazy villagers. | Flowers can be planted on it. |
Garbage can | ![]() |
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Suggested by normal villagers. | Can be interacted with to dispose of items. |
Pile of pipes | ![]() |
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Suggested by lazy villagers. | Can be sat on by the player and villagers. |
Water well | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | - |
Fountain | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | - |
Tire toy | ![]() |
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Suggested by lazy villagers. | Can be sat on by the player and villagers. |
Jungle gym[nb 1] | ![]() |
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Suggested by lazy villagers. | Can be interacted with to make in spin. |
Park clock | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | |
Modern clock | ![]() |
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Suggested by snooty villagers. | Lights up in rainbow colors on the hour. |
Fairy-tale clock | ![]() |
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Suggested by normal villagers. | A soldier appears on the hour. |
Zen clock | ![]() |
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Suggested by cranky villagers. | A figure appears on the hour. |
Street lamp | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | Lights up at night. |
Round streetlight | ![]() |
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Suggested by peppy villagers. | Lights up at night. |
Streetlight | ![]() |
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Suggested by snooty villagers. | Lights up at night. |
Modern streetlight | ![]() |
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Suggested by snooty villagers. | Lights up at night. |
Fairy-tale streetlight | ![]() |
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Suggested by normal villagers. | Lights up at night. |
Zen streetlight | ![]() |
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Suggested by cranky villagers. | Lights up at night. |
Balloon arch | ![]() |
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Suggested by lazy villagers. | - |
Flower arch | ![]() |
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Suggested by normal villagers. | - |
Picnic blanket | ![]() |
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Suggested by big sister villagers. | Can be sat on by the player and villagers. |
Hammock | ![]() |
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Suggested by lazy villagers. | Can be lied down on by the player. A hammock also appears in the campground in the Welcome amiibo update. |
Fire pit | ![]() |
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Suggested by jock villagers. | A fire pit also appears in the campground in the Welcome amiibo update. |
Camping cot | ![]() |
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Suggested by lazy villagers. | Can be lied down on by the player. |
Outdoor chair | ![]() |
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Suggested by normal villagers. | Can be lied down on by the player. |
Torch | ![]() |
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Suggested by jock villagers. | - |
Zen garden | ![]() |
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Suggested by cranky villagers. | - |
Hot spring | ![]() |
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Suggested by snooty villagers. | - |
Geyser | ![]() |
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Suggested by big sister villagers. | Occasionally erupts with water. |
Statue fountain | ![]() |
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Suggested by snooty villagers. | - |
Stone tablet | ![]() |
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Suggested by any villager. | - |
Water pump | ![]() |
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Suggested by lazy villagers. | Can be interacted with to dispense water. A water pump also appears in the campground in the Welcome amiibo update. |
Wisteria trellis | ![]() |
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Suggested by big sister villagers. | - |
Bell | ![]() |
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Suggested by peppy villagers. | Can be interacted with to make it ring. |
Zen bell | ![]() |
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Suggested by cranky villagers. | Can be interacted with to make it ring. |
Scarecrow | ![]() |
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Suggested by big sister villagers. | - |
Rack of rice | ![]() |
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Suggested by cranky villagers. | - |
Fence | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | Only one can be constructed at a time. |
Bus stop | ![]() |
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Suggested by big sister villagers. | Lights up at night |
Fire hydrant | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | - |
Traffic signal | ![]() |
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Suggested by jock villagers. | - |
Custom-design sign | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | A design can be placed on it. |
Face-cutout standee | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | A pro design can be placed on it. Only eight can be constructed at a time. |
Caution sign | ![]() |
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Suggested by any villager. | - |
Do-not-enter sign | ![]() |
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Available from the start. | - |
Yield sign | ![]() |
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Suggested by any villager. | - |
Cube sculpture | ![]() |
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Suggested by smug villagers. | Rotates clockwise. |
Archway sculpture | ![]() |
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Suggested by peppy villagers. | - |
Chair sculpture | ![]() |
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Suggested by smug villagers. | Can be sat on by the player and villagers. |
Illuminated heart | ![]() |
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Suggested by peppy villagers. | Lights up at night. |
Illuminated arch | ![]() |
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Suggested by snooty villagers. | Lights up at night. |
Illuminated clock | ![]() |
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Suggested by peppy villagers. | Lights up at night. |
Illuminated tree | ![]() |
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Suggested by peppy villagers. | Lights up at night. |
Stadium light | ![]() |
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Suggested by jock villagers. | - |
Video screen | ![]() |
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Suggested by jock villagers. | Cycles between three static images. |
Drilling rig | ![]() |
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Suggested by cranky villagers. | |
Parabolic antenna | ![]() |
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Suggested by smug villagers. | - |
Solar panel | ![]() |
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Suggested by jock villagers. | - |
Wind turbine | ![]() |
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Suggested by any villager. | - |
Windmill | ![]() |
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Suggested by big sister villagers. | Only one can be constructed at a time. |
Lighthouse | ![]() |
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Suggested by any villager. | Only one can be constructed at a time. |
Tower | ![]() |
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Suggested by snooty villagers. | Only one can be constructed at a time. |
Stonehenge | ![]() |
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Suggested by smug villagers. | Only one can be constructed at a time. |
Totem pole | ![]() |
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Suggested by smug villagers. | - |
Moai statue | ![]() |
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Suggested by smug villagers. | - |
Pyramid | ![]() |
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Suggested by smug villagers. | - |
Sphinx | ![]() |
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Suggested by smug villagers. | Only one can be constructed at a time. |
Round topiary | ![]() |
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Unlocked by Leif on Weeding Day if there are no weeds in the player's town. | - |
Square topiary | ![]() |
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Unlocked by Leif on Weeding Day if there are no weeds in the player's town. | - |
Tulip topiary | ![]() |
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Unlocked by Leif on Weeding Day if there are no weeds in the player's town. | - |
Flower clock | ![]() |
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Unlocked after perfect town status is achieved. | - |
Gallery[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- If the player listens in on a conversation between two cranky villagers, one may claim to have made a public works project suggestion to Isabelle for a drive-in theater. According to the villager, it did not pass because Isabelle did not understand what a "drive-in" was.
- The ceremonies that trigger when completing projects such as the school in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer resemble public works project completion ceremonies.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Known as the climbing frame in European English.
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