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Tens of millions? £1.2 BILLION before a single spade in the ground for the lower thames crossing https://www.ft.com/content/917d4b7f-318e-46fe-ba44-664551ebcf
by ta1243 1y ago
Tens of millions?
£1.2 BILLION before a single spade in the ground for the lower thames crossing
https://www.ft.com/content/917d4b7f-318e-46fe-ba44-664551ebcf13 https://www.ft.com/content/917d4b7f-318e-46fe-ba44-664551ebc...
The planning document alone was 350,000 pages long, and cost about £1000 per page (£350m).
What western countries lack is someone empowered enough to just say "fuck it, make it happen", and be held accountable once it's built.