they are operating normally. They seem to disappear when they perform as planned:
moving people, commodities, providing water, electricity, gas or oil, etc.
These projects come into the limelight during the “becoming” phase, but vanish
from discussion, or social scrutiny, and debates during the “be” phase. Oblivion
follows completion, not only in the dictionary, but also with infrastructure.
START
ONGOING
E Engineering problems
Social pressures/political opposition
Unforeseen environmental issues
Lack of funds
Courts halt project due to lawsuits
Governments may change
Contractor has financial difficulties
Contractor goes out of business
SUSPENDED
continue
be scrapped
be abandoned
be modified
UNKNOWN AND UNKNOWABLE
Projects may:
Operations start
Repairs start
INAUGURATION
Fig. 7.6 Different possible outcomes for a project
7.9 From Inception to Oblivion
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