[dizhn]

As far as I can tell it almost exclusively follows the existing roads in Europe. Probably an easier way to secure rights in one go like rails used to be for telco lines.

[bigfatkitten]

And because getting heavy plant up through a mountain range to dig trenches etc is a pain in the arse. It’s easier to do it along a main road.

[db48x]

If you were smart about it then you wouldn’t go up in the mountains in the first place. To get the lowest possible latency you want a straight shot, so obviously you should just bore your way through at the level of the plains on either side.

[db48x]

Geography and property lines, twin banes of every infrastructure builder.

[inemesitaffia]

Pipelines, Sewer systems, rail too.