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by leetharris 252 days ago
A breakthrough in tunnel cost and speed per meter. Have you read into this at all or is this just another snarky comment?
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Almost every bored tunnel project has unique constraints. Lots of breakthroughs could be achieved by ignoring regulations and external considerations. This is not innovation or a particularly interesting result.
This 'breakthrough' appears to have mainly been achieved by ignoring health and safety regulations. Not so impressive.
I've seen Musk and TBC make those claims, I haven't seen evidence from the industry that they're actually having an impact.