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I, too, am jealous of China's high speed railroads. However, on the whole, China has overbuilt their infrastructure, and that may not look so smart in 40-50 ye
by Mindless2112 1y ago
I, too, am jealous of China's high speed railroads. However, on the whole, China has overbuilt their infrastructure, and that may not look so smart in 40-50 years when the maintenance bills start coming due.
- Liftyee 1y agoPerhaps. One would hope that ability to build would correlate with ability to maintain, so that nothing falls into disrepair - but we'll have to see.
- tokioyoyo 1y agoIs it factually true? Because some routes that I’m personally aware of are constantly over booked when it comes to rails. Some, I guess, might be overbuilt, but time will show. I’ll agree on some malls though, but it’s more like private stuff, than government-led initiatives.
- smcin 1y agoSo, perhaps 2020s China ~ 1950s US demographics. The bridges that recently collapsed in the US (2024 Baltimore/Francis Scott Key Bridge and 2007 Minneapolis I-35W Mississippi River Bridge) were built in 1964 and 1972-1977 respectively. Noone has yet compared the Chinese construction times/costs to the replacement Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge: cost ~$2b, estimated October 2028. Will have 600ft bridge towers, 1600ft main span (increased from 1209ft), total span length 3300 ft, improved pier protection. Surprised they didn't add a freight rail link.