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Re:World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switze... by tobltobs on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @07:41AM (#11813587)
You can't compare those two projects.
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Re:World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switze... by IshKebab on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @08:00AM (#11813662)
Clearly you can... Let's see:

Underground?: Yes, Yes

Budget: $2bn, $12bn (or whatever)

On-time?: Yes, Yes

Is a tunnel?: No, Yes

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Re:World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switze... by engenier on Saturday June 04, 2016 @04:22AM (#11835505)
> Clearly you can... Let's see:

One involves carving a 150km tunnel through a granite massif which is the Alps in a scale that never before was done in history of mankind, the other involves drilling a tunnel through alluvium and sedimentary deposits pretty much like any medium-scale tunneling work.

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Re:World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switze... by tobltobs on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @08:10AM (#11813705)
You could apply this checklist to a sewage system also.
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Re:World's longest and deepest rail tunnel to open in Switze... by terinjokes on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @11:55AM (#11815432)
Wouldn't you wany a sewage system to be on time?
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