>>1989116Same could be said for the Welland Canal bypass
>Construction started in 1967, opened in 1973 >13.4km replacement was made to bypass Welland. Rails and roads were frequently interrupted when draw bridges had to be raised. >Widened the channel an extra 120 ft >Built two replacement tunnels as well so traffic would not be interrupted>Cut 30 minutes off passing the canal, allowing higher traffic flows through the canal>Whole project cost $188 million CADIf this project happened today it would take 15 years, and cost $20 billion minimum. Don’t we have better technology, resources and logistics? It’s genuinely terrifying how impossible infrastructure is to build nowadays.
