The Alaskan Viaduct replacement in Seattle also wasn’t absurdly slow or anything... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		redisman on March 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why America can’t build quickly anymore The Alaskan Viaduct replacement in Seattle also wasn’t absurdly slow or anything. It’s easy to cherry pick a few bad apples

lamontcg on March 19, 2022 [–]

We knew we needed to replace it in 1989 after Loma Prieta. In 2001 the Nisqually quake damaged it and made its replacement mandatory. It wasn't decided to build the tunnel until 2009, it then took until 2019 before it opened.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact