I think it’s super helpful that you brought it up, though! Issues like those on the Connector can (and do) turn up in Raleigh, too, so it’s nice to know what it looks like from a distance. Delays for the Wade Av. and Peace St. bridge upgrades, for example, were also delayed by contract workers due to weather conditions.
As for stakeholder clusterfuckerey, you can hop over to the commuter rail thread to see how a single control-freak rail company can make things harder for the rest of us. This sort of turf war-induced delay -but much worse- is something I’d absolutely expect if anything like the Artery or Phil’s I-87 extension ideas ever get built. I think Durham’s situation is kind of a good warning for challenges Raleigh could face if a major highway reconfiguration ever happens in the near-ish future.