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Warsaw has recently seen a spate of public projects cancelled or postponed. Who is to blame for this inertia - the city authorities for not being up to the job, or the firms fighting for the contracts?Naturally, the companies and consortiums participating in the tenders blame the local authorities for poor preparation and a lack of the political will needed to get projects underway. The city authorities, on the other hand, point the finger straight back at them for taking legal action whenever they lose a contract. The Most Północny project is one that has been dragging on since 1999. In a capital city woefully short of bridges, this particular structure was to be part of the Trasa Mostu Północnego project - a major road linking Warsaw\\\'s 2 northern districts of Bielany and Białołęka on the opposite banks of the Vistula river. At first the project was dogged by environmental protests and legal issues. In November 2005, the project finally received official authorization. Beaut