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I worked next door to this building a while ago. London is constantly under construction, and in the Leadenhall area they are constantly finding Roman artifacts
by shermantanktop 2y ago
I worked next door to this building a while ago. London is constantly under construction, and in the Leadenhall area they are constantly finding Roman artifacts. The basement of my (terrible 1980s) building had a whole set of Roman bits and bobs embedded in the floor.
People from elsewhere says “how amazing” but it becomes a routine fact after a while. And while it is amazing it’s also a bit annoying. Major projects plan to block off a street for a month, which becomes three months or more once a Roman coin pile turns up.
- robertlagrant 2y agoAs Sir Humphrey once said, the Civil Service has the engine of a lawnmower and the brakes of a Rolls Royce. I think this applies to the UK's construction industry and regulatory environment as well. Crossrail cost about £280m per mile, which I'm pretty sure is a record.
- shermantanktop 2y agoHS2 is projected to be higher. I searched around and it’s very hard to compare, though. Boston’s Big Dig had an underground section of a mile or two but the larger project built something like 160 miles of highway.