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veen  ·  2571 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Wall - a longform analysis

Flyvbjerg is a well-regarded name in transportation literature. One of my professors actually co-wrote the thrilling sequel to that book. While megaprojects tend to overrun far beyond originally perceived costs, infrastructure projects in general and averaged over decades go 'only' 20-25% over budget.