> Meanwhile in Japan, they convert an above ground line into a subway line in 3.5 hours of coordinated work.[2] It's a startling difference. This is the one tim

> Meanwhile in Japan, they convert an above ground line into a subway line in 3.5 hours of coordinated work.[2] It's a startling difference. This is the one time I'd love to be able to bring engineering and crew from overseas and have them do the work for us and dispense with all the local corruption. London did something roughly comparable in fifteen hours during the construction of the Victoria line in the 60s: https://youtu.be/GwRRSJ_wtIg?t=1074 https://youtu.be/GwRRSJ_wtIg?t=1074