Cooch98 OP t1_jeg2bg1 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:21 PM

Reply to comment by deadeyedopie in Update On Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge. by Cooch98

True but that was before the fair labor standard Act. So you could just pay people a quarter an hour and no overtime or benefits or really anything. Plus that was financed from private companies. Which makes it a lot easier when you have the power of a blank check and tell construction companies to build the tallest building in NYC as fast as you can.

mckills t1_jeg2swl wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:24 PM

All those are true, but America is absolutely abysmal at building infrastructure relative to our peer countries

Cooch98 OP t1_jeg4ly3 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:36 PM

I agree America sucks compared to many others with infrastructure. Just on my lunch break earlier my friend that lives in Columbus and I were imaging if there was a high speed train from Pittsburgh to Columbus (where he lives) we would see each other so much more often instead we have to make the 3 drive every few months.

deadeyedopie t1_jeg4sg9 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:37 PM

And lead times for contractors and materials are crazy long right now

Cooch98 OP t1_jeg7tim wrote on March 31, 2023 at 7:57 PM

Oh don’t even get me started. CAD techs, bridge inspectors. Mangers. Everyone for this engineering company was earning like 150/hour