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On the other hand, their cost per mile is a third of the SF-Oakland bridge, meaning we could have had three bridges for the same price if we let Chinese build t
by xyzzyz 8y ago
On the other hand, their cost per mile is a third of the SF-Oakland bridge, meaning we could have had three bridges for the same price if we let Chinese build them.
- romed 8y agoThe Bay Bridge happens to have twice as many lanes.
- greeneggs 8y agoIt's also in earthquake country. And it was made in China! > At $7.2 billion, it will be one of the most expensive structures ever built. But California officials estimate that they will save at least $400 million by having so much of the work done in China. … > [Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company] put 3,000 employees to work on the project: steel-cutters, welders, polishers and engineers. The company built the main bridge tower, which was shipped in mid-2009, and a total of 28 bridge decks — the massive triangular steel structures that will serve as the roadway platform. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/business/global/26bridge.html https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/business/global/26bridge....