No, Seattle is not unique. Check out the costs and delays of the 2nd Ave Subway in NYC. Closer to me, I've previously complained about the bridges across the C

No, Seattle is not unique. Check out the costs and delays of the 2nd Ave Subway in NYC. Closer to me, I've previously complained about the bridges across the Columbia river between Washington and Oregon. In 1982 a very fine bridge was built for $172 million.[1] What finally got scuttled in 2013 was a different proposed bridge that would have cost $2800 million.[2] Now I understand there was some intervening inflation, but there was a 16x cost increase (before inevitable cost overruns) between the two projects. Government at all levels, federal, state, municipal, is a very poor steward of Other People's Money. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_L._Jackson_Memorial_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_L._Jackson_Memorial_Brid... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_River_Crossing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_River_Crossing