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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse
it would imply that the cost of land, labour, and construction materials literally doubled within less than two decades which would be an interesting revelation. Not saying it isn't possible, but not sure I'd expect that to be the likelier finding.
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Have you been asleep? Inflation and interest rates spiked
wildly after Covid.
Here is a relatively small project 2,000 miles away that has seen its cost almost double since 2022:
https://www.wvxu.org/politics/2025-12-19/western-hills-viaduct-cost-estimate-doubled
The busting of this project's budget has motivated zero controversy because it's a road project. Only public transportation projects get scrutinized by armchair experts.
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