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Of the $80M/mile - $70M is to buy the land and pay off objectors, $9M is security and fencing for the work site and $1M is to build the actual track. The nice
by excuse-me 14y ago
Of the $80M/mile - $70M is to buy the land and pay off objectors, $9M is security and fencing for the work site and $1M is to build the actual track.
The nice thing about a transatlantic tunnel is that crustecaeans can be bought off cheaply
- anamax 14y ago> The nice thing about a transatlantic tunnel is that crustecaeans can be bought off cheaply The various environmental organizations aren't going to be bought off cheaply.
- newbie12 14y agoThis tech is far better for the environment than the air travel it would displace.
- janeklb 14y agoThat's true, but it would be a while until this form of transport would be expansive enough to displace any significant amount of air travel. Don't get me wrong though.. im all for this development!
- Shivetya 14y agoSince when did reason matter to these groups let alone trying to please all them at once. Plus any operation at this scale will require all the security if not more of a normal one. It is just too big not to be a target for someone.
- excuse-me 14y agoThat's the advantage of a deep sea tunnel - it's tricky for even the most committed tree-hugger to do so 3km down!
- mayneack 14y agoThey may be louder than rich people in cities, but I doubt it would be more expensive. If you get the sierra club complaining publicly about the tunnel, you instantly have about half of the politicians in the country in favor of it.