Greenland delays construction of a regional airport amid cost concerns

Construction is unlikely to begin until next summer, as the nationally controlled firm overseeing construction calls for new bids.

By Kevin McGwin September 15, 2020
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Construction of a regional airport in Qaqortoq, in southern Greenland, due to begin this autumn, has been postponed indefinitely by the nationally controlled firm created to oversee the project after all five bids it received “significantly exceed” the projected cost.

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