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specialgravity t1_ixazgzj wrote

Reply to comment by fasda in NJ Turnpike Authority Transforms a Useless $4.4B Project into a Useless $10.7B Project by jimmybot

I’m so sick of how much things cost in this fucking state. Why is France able to build capital projects for a fraction of the price in much less time with all their unions?

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fasda t1_ixazneg wrote

they don't have subcontractors for every little thing and projects like this are just infrastructure not a jobs program.

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specialgravity t1_ixb4eb2 wrote

K can we do that

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fasda t1_ixb5nk1 wrote

yeah its possible but leadership would have to choose to do so and they're happy with it.

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Manadox t1_ixd6bpe wrote

You could not be further from the truth. France is one of the few countries were a majority of roads are privately managed.

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crustang t1_ixcgevk wrote

their permitting and inspection process is way less cumbersome than ours.. we have layers upon layers of regulation, the French don't

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sue_me_please t1_ixbi41w wrote

Graft and it turns out that for-profit companies given free reign to do what they want are not the most efficient at everything there is, like this.

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