Marston_vc t1_j9xvkh9 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 10:16 AM

Reply to comment by mrchuckles5 in High-Speed Rail Project Will Create Over 10,000 Jobs in California by gammapsi05

Construction has already started. Testing is meant to begin two years from now in 2025 and conclude in 2027. Given the scale and scope of this project, I think it’s okay that it’s taken a while.

kaloskagathos21 t1_j9y6aaa wrote on February 25, 2023 at 12:39 PM

Bullshit. While I’m glad construction has been occurring, China has put in over 20,000 km of hsr since 2008. It’s a joke how long infrastructure projects take here.

InvisiblePhilosophy t1_j9yb9vy wrote on February 25, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Well, we could be a dictatorship and just forcibly move entire population centers.

But I’m glad we don’t, even if I do get frustrated by Nimbys and how long infrastructure projects take.

kaloskagathos21 t1_j9ywvp3 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:18 PM

We have eminent domain so technically we can.

InvisiblePhilosophy t1_j9zn216 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:10 PM

Sometimes.

It can still take a long time with eminent domain.

AquiliferX t1_j9zr7ir wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:38 PM

What happens when you don't need to deal with contractors and sub-contractors and sub-sub contractors. China can build infrastructure quickly thanks to central planning and vertical integration.