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more about #construction more comments → SeanKHotay: How long will it last though? http://news.sina.com.cn/hdphoto/2009/0627/243.html#p=1 Let alone those pics from the pre-Olympics earthquake. And the... more » MaWeiTao: In the US first politicians would drag their feet making any kind of decision. Then they'd have to move onto the impact study phase which serves to pu... more » maximum-sienna: It's easy to speed up construction in China. Lead sets faster. more » narf: Over there, road projects are "close everything and we'll get it done quick", vs. the "OMG, you bastards are taking a whole lane away!". So instead o... more » donner_froh: Hope the multistory building lasts a bit longer than the one in Shanghai that just plain tipped over. Shanghai, 6/29/09 http://tiny.cc/Shanghai more » Jo Schmo: UDOT has a system where they actually build the overpass next to the freeway and then move it into place after its built to reduce time, money and del... more » Maxichamp: What's more amazing is that a century ago, Shijiazhuang was a sleepy village with barely 10,000 residents. more » beercheck: I have it on good authority that such things cannot be accomplished without a union workforce. more » TimTim: That's impressive, I bet all the coffee breaks and federal holidays during those months could be counted on one hand, but impressive none the less. more » Ash78, tryptophanatic: So was this roadway elevation project more an effort to improve traffic flow, or to provide more housing for the growing urban homeless population? more » P161911 probably shoudn't have: Somehow I don't think this will last quite as long as that wall thing they built in china a few years back. I'd have more faith in an atlanta parking... more » KillerBee: Sure, but if you stop at the red light too long, it gives you cancer. more » -
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Chinese Road Construction At The Speed Of Light
MDOT road crews began clearing away the remains of the Nine Mile Rd bridge from Wednesday's tanker truck explosion. Pretty quick, right? Not really. Want to see quick construction? Head to Shijiazhuang, China and see how quickly an intersection's built.
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