noun
A very large-scale and costly construction or engineering project.
‘a study of 365 oil and gas megaprojects shows 64% with cost overruns and 73% behind schedule’- ‘Last week he pledged to announce a new plan to complete construction of the already over-budget megaproject ’
- ‘The only way these fossil fuel megaprojects are viable is by short-changing the public.’
- ‘The megaproject was originally expected to be residential focused.’
- ‘No other type of megaproject is this consistent regarding cost overrun.’
- ‘Whichever side of this debate you are on, there is much to be learned from studying megaprojects.’
- ‘Even without political pressures, megaprojects are hard to deliver on time and on budget.’
- ‘The rules for delivering a successful megaproject are devastatingly simple.’
- ‘He pushed the megaproject through for the sake of his own ego and legacy.’
- ‘He slammed critics who doubted that the megaproject could be completed safely on time.’
- ‘This follows the new government's move to put all megaprojects under review.’
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