It's as bad if not worse in the US. There are plenty of national examples, so I'll just tell of a local one. Where I live, recently they decided to repair 3 sid

It's as bad if not worse in the US. There are plenty of national examples, so I'll just tell of a local one. Where I live, recently they decided to repair 3 sidewalk squares. I figure I alone could have done this in a few hours, a day at most. The crew of 3 spent the first day taping off the sidewalk. Day 2 tearing up one square. Day 3 tearing up the other 2 squares. Day 4 pouring one square. Day 5 pouring the other 2 squares. Day 8(after weekend) removing the caution tape. Six working days for one very tiny project.