The Billion-Dollar Overrun Files
The cases where the final invoice bore no resemblance to the business case.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport turned a €2 billion project into a €7 billion one; HS2 watched its business case collapse from £33 billion to over £100 billion; Crossrail opened three years late at £18.9 billion; and Denver's automated baggage system delayed an entire airport by sixteen months. This series examines how overruns are manufactured early — in estimates, governance and contracts — long before they become public.
Series episodes
Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Berlin Brandenburg Airport: How Governance, Design Changes and…
HS2: How Cost, Scope and Schedule Changed Britain's High-Speed Rail Programme
From £33 Billion to over £100 Billion: How Britain's Flagship Railway…
Crossrail Delay
London's £18.9 Billion Train Line: Three Years Late, Now the UK's…
Denver Airport Baggage System
The Automated Baggage System That Delayed an Airport by 16 Months
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