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drpvn t1_j9ugo3z wrote

This seems like a project that would get finished in 70 years.

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The_Lone_Apple t1_j9umdp2 wrote

After multiple lawsuits brought by fake community groups and cost overruns that surpass the GDP of Latvia.

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rustyclown617 t1_j9vx74s wrote

It would make the Big Dig in Boston look like a well-managed endeavor.

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Vdawgp t1_ja5oj4s wrote

Ahem; as a Bostonian parachuting in I would like to say that in the context of what was being done, the Big Dig was well managed. They used the existing Elevated Artery as support struts to tunnel underneath, extended 90 under Fort Point to Logan, reconnected the North End to Boston, all while not shutting down any roads. They performed the equivalent of brain surgery on a patient while still awake. Is there certain things I’d like them to have done better? Yes (don’t source screws from a negligent contractor, actually build NSRL while your at it, built housing on the useless green space). But by and large, I think you can argue it was the most successfully run mega project in the US since LBJ.

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koreamax t1_j9ujxut wrote

It'll be beachfront property by then, at least

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snackandsmack t1_j9y5nv0 wrote

Or just wait til its eventual collapse and 1000 deaths. Bet it'll be finished in 2 years.

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