wow "a quarter of a billion dollars" for that.
My guess is that with modular precast forms, it would be something $500k max!
Somebody pocketed some big amount of cash, I would guess.
My guess is that with modular precast forms, it would be something $500k max!
Somebody pocketed some big amount of cash, I would guess.
Still, there's an undeniable sense of "why is this more expensive to replace than it was to build in the first place?" with a lot of infrastructure in the modern world.
75% depopulation in some cities in current war zones; Detroit comes to mind, except even then war zones have it worse.
There were hundreds of temporary supports, there were gas leaks and when they found a hand grenade from WW2 there was an expensive search for more surprises.
All of this happens in the middle of a busy, very old city. The £237M figure includes work scheduled in 2029.