I voted for the tunnel, and all modern testing indicates I'm not particuarily stupid. I might very well be retarded however. I once dreamed of riding in a 25-mile undersea tunnel between England and France, and surely such things cannot exist.
*sigh* You aren't a particularly stupid person, by everything I have seen of you.
I do not trust that any tunnel built in seattle will be up to the specs of the one that goes under the Channel.
I spent way too much time around the local construction industry to believe that this will be built with anything more in mind than the lowest possible bid, which (I am certain) means it will fall quickly into disrepair.
Plus, the Channel Tunnel is not built on a fault line.
Honestly, I do not have an issue with tunnels elsewhere. I have an issue with tunnels in that PARTICULAR place.
But I have the biggest issue with a mayor who refuses to listen when the city votes against his proposals. he seems to have this "they didn't REALLY mean it" attitude about the seattle voters.
Well, besides the chunnel, there is a 33-mile undersea tunnel in Japan built on a major faultline. You posted "Does anyone *actually* believe that a tunnel would be SAFER than a new viaduct," so I am responding to that with completed examples that greatly exceed a Seattle tunnel in the length, closeness to water, and in this case, the severity of the faultline involved.
I didn't know that you work in the construction industry and were concerned with the actual quality of Seattle construction. I'm sure that is a relevant concern.
I agree with your assessment on the major; he's a douche.
I no longer work in the construction industry but I did for several years. A lot of city works (especially) are done by the lowest bidder. You wouldn't want to *meet* the lowest bidders most of the time, let alone hve work done by them. :|
and I do agree there are a number of highly successful and fabulous tunnels in the world.
I did not know the one in Japan was on a faultline.
The Geological Terrain is what concerns me most with that area. It is Landfill that is well known for being precarious at best. I am concerned that if it is disturbed too much it will have greater reprecussions than just project delays.
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I do not trust that any tunnel built in seattle will be up to the specs of the one that goes under the Channel.
I spent way too much time around the local construction industry to believe that this will be built with anything more in mind than the lowest possible bid, which (I am certain) means it will fall quickly into disrepair.
Plus, the Channel Tunnel is not built on a fault line.
Honestly, I do not have an issue with tunnels elsewhere. I have an issue with tunnels in that PARTICULAR place.
But I have the biggest issue with a mayor who refuses to listen when the city votes against his proposals. he seems to have this "they didn't REALLY mean it" attitude about the seattle voters.
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I didn't know that you work in the construction industry and were concerned with the actual quality of Seattle construction. I'm sure that is a relevant concern.
I agree with your assessment on the major; he's a douche.
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and I do agree there are a number of highly successful and fabulous tunnels in the world.
I did not know the one in Japan was on a faultline.
The Geological Terrain is what concerns me most with that area. It is Landfill that is well known for being precarious at best. I am concerned that if it is disturbed too much it will have greater reprecussions than just project delays.
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