Leading up to the start of the Olympic Games earlier this month, one of the main story lines revolved around the question of “Will Rio be ready?” Before the 2016 Games opened, media coverage showed crews in Rio de Janeiro putting finishing touches on new-construction Olympic facilities, and reporters speculated whether venues and the athletes village would be completed in time to welcome participants and spectators.
Now that the games are nearing their end, I can only imagine the sense of relief among the many construction professionals involved in the vast number of improvements and new construction projects that took place in the weeks, months and years before the opening ceremony.
