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by gambiting 923 days ago
Does US not have compulsory purchase process for infrastructure projects? Here in UK if there is a need to run transmision lines or whatever, the government will just compulsory purchase the land needed, you will be paid the market price for the land but you have to sell it.
2 comments

Sure

From experience they try to pay far below market rate, so then people challenge it (possibly in court?). This delays things, adds expense, etc.