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Re:Gotthard Base Tunnel by abduhl on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @04:21PM (#10467110)
The minimum wage that can be paid for a tunnel hand in San Francisco is around $34/hr plus overtime and benefits. See http://www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/pwd/Determinations/Northern/NC-02...

You have to remember that tunnel jobs are almost always run by a municipality which means that they're almost always union. I would imagine it is similar in Switzerland.

Tunneling is a niche industry and commands a high price.

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Re:Gotthard Base Tunnel by masterleep on Wednesday October 28, 2015 @06:15PM (#10467814)
We don't know that, because the government is controlling the price.
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