> "The Floating Piers" cost 15 million euros ($16.7 million) to create but will be open to the public for free, day and night, and is expected to attract 500,000 visitors by the time it closes.
$16.7 million for a 1.9 mile walkway that will be open for less than a month and is apparently not highly weather resistant? For reference sake, a mile of urban 6-lane interstate highway costs $11 million, and a 2-lane road $3-$5 million [1].
I understand that the costs of building a bespoke floating dock will be more expensive than a regular road, but that just seems like a lot of money for any art installation.
$16.7 million for a 1.9 mile walkway that will be open for less than a month and is apparently not highly weather resistant? For reference sake, a mile of urban 6-lane interstate highway costs $11 million, and a 2-lane road $3-$5 million [1].
I understand that the costs of building a bespoke floating dock will be more expensive than a regular road, but that just seems like a lot of money for any art installation.
[1] http://www.artba.org/about/faq/#9