Update on everyone's favorite "public transit" project (Vegas Loop) (www.youtube.com)

submitted 5 days ago by Rojo27@hexbear.net to c/urbanism@hexbear.net

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Honestly, I'm just surprised they're even continuing the grift. Then again if all you had to do to make it look like you're doing anything was claim to be adding "stations" with absolutely no infrastructure around it, hell, why not?

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[-] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 5 points 5 days ago

could they be bored out? widening a tunnel seems like less earth to move than digging a new tunnel

[-] fox@hexbear.net 7 points 5 days ago

They basically connect a parking lot to a convention center. Doesn't make sense to get a tunnel drilling rig down there when the tunnel doesn't provide much value except whatever the Tesla drivers are paid.

[-] spectre@hexbear.net 6 points 5 days ago

I don't know the logistics, but area (the amount of material to bore out) grows by the square of the radius.

Kinda like how a a large pizza is just a few more inches across than a medium size: when you make the hole just a bit wider (and a proper metro would need more than a bit more width), you end up with a lot more material to move than you might expect.

Maybe the logistics part makes sense in an existing tunnel, but I really think you would just start from scratch.