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As 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 indust
by robertlagrant 2y ago
As 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.