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Am I overly pessimistic in thinking that this wouldn't happen in the United States?

• mmagin 9y ago
  Not really. Both Japan and western European countries are much better at doing big infrastructure affordably.
  • whazor 9y ago
    Because there is less space and more people per square meter. There is more money to avoid downtime.
• 11thEarlOfMar 9y ago
  No, Americans would not invest the 80,000 persons over 8 years that it took to plan this feat. Closest thing that comes to mind is the last span of the new Bay Bridge in San Francisco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbHFR557nrA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbHFR557nrA
• Arizhel 9y ago
  A project like this could never happen in the US, for the exact same reason it could never happen in El Salvador.