My new favorite example of infrastructure cost disease: construction of the Eiffel Tower cost $40 million *in 2019 dollars*. (Also, it took 2 years and 2 months to build.)
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The touristic rate of return on that Eiffel expenditure has to be absurdly high.
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It’s actually infrastructure as it’s been used as a radio emitting station since 1898
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and as a lightning rod as well ;-) https://www.wonders-of-the-world.net/Eiffel-Tower/Effects-of-lightning-on-the-Eiffel-tower.php …
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Some day I’d like to see a documentary on why the Port Authority bus terminal in NYC will cost space station-level money to construct.
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I'm seen MIB. Not only is it infrastructure, it's *intergalactic* infrastructure ;)
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Absolutely right,
@patrickc. There is a lot wrong with handling big construction projects and logistics makes up a great part of it. That’s why we at@KamioniGmbH are dedicated to making construction logistics easy & efficient.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Present dollars but not present commodity and labor costs
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