But private efforts also run way over budget.

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Submitted by Lyle (United States), Oct 14, 2015 22:47

Of course you never hear it but for example I understand that the Gorgon Project in Au ran to double the original budget. (due to flucutuations in the Au Dollar etc). It appears that in general in construction cost overruns are facts of life, just like software failures occur just as much in private as in public spaces. I suspect part of it is a felt need to hurry,

In the case of the bay bridge it got caught also by the commodity price boom during the time the steel was being purchased. (But I also suspect as in private life the specs changed during the build process)


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more background on this issue [8 words]Chris EdwardsOct 21, 2015 21:27
⇒ But private efforts also run way over budget. [108 words]LyleOct 14, 2015 22:47

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