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Podcast: Engineering Matters
Episode: #100 Megaprojects (Part 1): What Makes a Megaproject?
Description: Megaprojects are among the most complex and challenging of society’s undertakings. Each is grand is scope and due to the scale, none are ever built twice.
Although they leverage the resources and political will of a nation, most encounter cost and schedule overruns, damaging reputations and souring public support.
For the 100th episode of Engineering Matters we bring you this three-part special looking at the delivery of a megaproject.
In this first episode, we look at everything that goes in to such a project before it ever breaks ground: demonstrating value and se...