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The while the US talks a big game, China plays a big game. (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
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[–] 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So we could build a coast to coast high speed rail line in a year if we really wanted to.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    I doubt it. It took 5 years to build the first 515 km Shinkansen line, in Japan. A coast to coast railway is a major project. 1 year is not a reasonable timeframe. Infrastructure is slow to build.

    It took 5 years of construction to open the south east TGV line, 7 years to complete it.

    It took 24 years to construct I-90 from coast to coast, and that's with most of the east coast segments being preexisting toll roads.

    All major Infrastructure projects are slow. Your timeline is not realistic.

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