Sunday, May 26, 2024

JFDI!

THE LONGEST HEAVY-DUTY RAILWAY BRIDGE IN THE WORLD built by the Chinese. Meanwhile the Dublin Metrolink was thought about in the 70s, proposed in 2000 and won't be completed until 2035. The Chinese system of bulldozing ahead with new projects is at the other extreme and 1.3 million people were displaced for instance to complete the Three Gorges Dam project. Still, you'd be a bit envious of how things like this get done, whereas here we have projects stalled because of rare snails, nimbyism and other ridiculous issues.