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How Bertha Compares To Other Mega Projects

KUOW | By Cameron Drews

Published May 2, 2014 at 2:39 PM AKDT

Crowds gather at the launch site of Bertha, the state Route 99 tunnel machine.

Marcie Sillman talks to professor Wendy Haynes of Bridgewater State University about the problems associated with billion-dollar mega-projects.

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