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Re:Tokyo lowers subway line underground in one night without... by malloryerik on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @03:18PM (#14303032)
Am I overly pessimistic in thinking that this wouldn't happen in the United States?
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Re:Tokyo lowers subway line underground in one night without... by 11thEarlOfMar on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @03:32PM (#14303136)
No, Americans would not invest the 80,000 persons over 8 years that it took to plan this feat.

Closest thing that comes to mind is the last span of the new Bay Bridge in San Francisco:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbHFR557nrA

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Re:Tokyo lowers subway line underground in one night without... by mmagin on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @03:28PM (#14303108)
Not really. Both Japan and western European countries are much better at doing big infrastructure affordably.
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Re:Tokyo lowers subway line underground in one night without... by whazor on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @05:41PM (#14304035)
Because there is less space and more people per square meter. There is more money to avoid downtime.
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Re:Tokyo lowers subway line underground in one night without... by Arizhel on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @04:24PM (#14311313)
A project like this could never happen in the US, for the exact same reason it could never happen in El Salvador.
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