Disused_Yeti
Disused_Yeti t1_j7j58kp wrote
Reply to MTA spent twice as much on Second Ave subway consultants as it did on its construction by NYY657545
Three quarters of that, $3.8 billion was spent on the design, engineering and construction of the tunnel: $655 million went to consultants and outside firms; just $378 million was spent boring the tunnel itself from 63rd Street to 96th Street.
soooo...
$3.8B on design, engineering and construction
$655M on design and engineering
that's $3.145B on construction, not $378M - that was just on boring. you don't just run trains as soon as the hole is dug
but no one reading the post will care about the actual math, just hear the OMG THEY WASTING MONEY! yeah they waste a shit ton of money, but the truth doesn't sound as dramatic in a headline
Disused_Yeti t1_j7jnstu wrote
Reply to comment by oreosfly in MTA spent twice as much on Second Ave subway consultants as it did on its construction by NYY657545
Yes and that figure is based on the same numbers that contradict the claim that consultants cost double the construction. It is double what others pay not the double construction costs
655M/3.8B=17.2%
Like I said, lots of wasted money, but not what the headline claims