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baxtrtoday at 5:16 AM1 replyview on HN

If you’re interested how some of these things got build in New York in the past I recommend the books of Robert Caro about Robert Moses.

Building new massive infrastructure requires a level of ruthlessness that is not socially acceptable these days.


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timcobbtoday at 5:30 AM

Op's example was underground. Moses built above ground, thereby requiring the ruthlessness. Not sure the same ruthlessness would be needed with tunnels.

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