Haunted by Grim Statistics on Megaprojects

Brendan Bechtel, soon to be chief executive of the engineering and construction company that bears his family’s name, sounded an alarm about the industry’s performance on megaprojects with words as plainly spoken as any you will hear at a conference.

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When Traffic Flows Fall Short

Bankruptcy of Texas’ First Public-Private Highway Venture Puts Focus on Traffic Projections
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Turkish group to build $2bn expressway in Qatar

With five lanes in each direction, the new highway will span 34km-long, and will incorporate eight intersections, and pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle lanes
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Thyssenkrupp wins 500-unit Doha Metro contract

Thyssenkrupp has been awarded a contract to manufacture, supply, install, and maintain more than 500 elevators and escalators for Qatar?s Doha Metro
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