The port authority bus station renovation proposal had sticker price of $9 billion. Compared that to $500 million Japan spent renovating their Tokyo Station a

The port authority bus station renovation proposal had sticker price of $9 billion. Compared that to $500 million Japan spent renovating their Tokyo Station a few years ago which involved: - Adding 3rd floor level, raising roof. - reconstructing intricate decorations and motifs before it was bombed in the war. - station hotel renovation - installation of earthquake proof underground seismic buffers and dampers. (hundreds of them) - 5 year long All that for $500 million. In the middle of Tokyo. Construction cost in the U.S. is a complete joke.