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lotsofpulp
on Feb 27, 2023
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Consultants: the real reason it costs so much to b...
When NY originally built the subway, labor laws were a lot more lax, and labor was much, much cheaper.
bluGill
on Feb 27, 2023
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True, but we have plenty of examples around the world showing that cut and cover us cheaper. We have contractors in NYC who dig holes all the time, cut and cover just a long hole and so easy to estimate.
WeylandYutani
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Also it was a lot easier to evict people and tear down anything standing in the way.
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