Americans can pull off that kind of fast repair, too: https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/12/07/an-earthquake-created-highway-hellscape-alaska-da

Americans can pull off that kind of fast repair, too: https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/12/07/an-earthquake-created-highway-hellscape-alaska-days-later-road-reopened-good-new/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7ae5cf325d5b https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/12/07/an-... The Washington Post article hints at some of the differences between their repair and more permanent work: > Alaska DOT spokeswoman Shannon McCarthy was quick to emphasize that this was emergency repair work and not a regular transportation project. > The latter requires permitting, survey operations, geotechnical work and a host of other prerequisites — and those finished roadways are designed to last, say, 20 years, she said. > “All of those things take a lot of time,” McCarthy told The Washington Post. “This is not that kind of project. This is a project to restore essential travel.” > While the repaired road is safe for drivers, it will require additional work after the spring arrives, she added.