The idea that a short rail tunnel must cost >5 billion is mostly just resignation to all the problems in the US that lead to crazy prices for transit
There are probably some good ideas in here, but the idea that you can establish high-speed rail for $12.5 bn between Boston and DC is absolutely for the birds. Gateway alone will cost more than that. The Douglass tunnel will cost at least $6 bn.
May 13, 2025 13:06These problems aren’t limited to the US…
They are uniquely bad in the US!
That’s fair, but I don’t know if anyone saying the projects “must” be this expensive.
At the same time, there are lots of bad faith criticisms that are aimed for austerity, not efficiency
