Denver airport's delayed 1995 opening
Denver's new airport was set to open in October 1993 but stayed closed 16 extra months when its automated baggage system repeatedly failed. The project became a national symbol of construction overruns and missed deadlines.
The airport finally opened on February 28, 1995, with a manual backup system after the automated one was scrapped.
Denver built a reputation for big, slow, expensive airport projects, but the airport became a major hub and grew steadily.
It shows the same airport's history of construction timelines stretching beyond plan. A four-month restaurant permit process is small by comparison.
