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In this bridge example, not only did it cost $19 billion to build, but the tolls collected actually do not cover operating costs. Doubt their 20 year plan inclu
by smallmind 5y ago
In this bridge example, not only did it cost $19 billion to build, but the tolls collected actually do not cover operating costs. Doubt their 20 year plan included having to dump more money into the bridge to just keep it working. There are a lot of Youtube videos about China's similar problems with their large high speed rail network.
- Closi 5y agoTo OPs point though, the goal wasn’t to pull a profit it was to build links between the two countries.
- whimsicalism 5y agoHong Kong isn't a separate country
- Closi 4y agoOk, special administrative region. It has its own laws, currency etc so I don’t think this changes the overall point.
- Aperocky 5y agoyou can say the same about most of China's vast highway network. When they were newly built, most of these didn't have the traffic needed. Now a few of them are constantly congested.