Miami mayor says Elon Musk will tunnel under the city for just $30M

Re:Miami mayor says Elon Musk will tunnel under the city for... by prepperdev on Saturday February 06, 2021 @03:05AM (#26045016)

The counterpoint is valid (rising seas don't help), but then we have Saint Petersburg ([1]) that's literally build on top of swamps and occupies multiple islands. It has a first class subway ([2]). It's a little deeper than regular subways, but it exists and works really well.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg_Metro

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Re:Miami mayor says Elon Musk will tunnel under the city for... by Arnt on Saturday February 06, 2021 @04:22PM (#26050063)

Forget the tunnels, sealing those is commonplace, what really matters is the station entrances. St. Petersburg station entrances were built well above sea level, and by "sea level" I mean the level the builders expected for the foreseeable future.

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Re:Miami mayor says Elon Musk will tunnel under the city for... by Grazester on Saturday February 06, 2021 @06:22AM (#26045833)

I think the problem with Miami is the limestone not just the swamp fact.

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