Hydraulic systems pushed 30,000-tonne structure sideways.

Firm sought compensation for not winning contract to build $1.4B station.

Crucial Thames crossing is closed due to cracks in cast-iron pedestals.

Dispute over steel quality halted construction last year.

Binding offers to operate and maintain some 800 km due in April.

Years of working on prominent, fast-track projects in Africa equipped Italian engineer Claudio Lautizi to manage the speedy replacement of Genoa’s 1.1-km-long collapsed Polcevera viaduct in full public glare.