The construction of a small railway footbridge in Berkshire, UK, has taken longer and cost as much as the Empire State Building. Critics argue that Britain's infrastructure projects are plagued by delays and excessive costs due to bureaucratic red tape and stringent regulations. This has led to a loss of confidence in the country's ability to build major infrastructure.
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The UK has lost the will to build. Every major infrastructure project is delayed or goes massively over budget. Our obscene planning system and stringent eco-regulations are costing us the Earth, says Lauren Smith https://t.co/LDPqJlwGEw
Why can’t Britain build anything anymore? It has taken longer to build a railway footbridge in Berkshire than it did to construct the entire Empire State Building. We are being strangled by bureaucracy, writes Lauren Smith https://t.co/LDPqJlwGEw
Small train station's footbridge costs as much to build as Empire State Building and takes ten times as long https://t.co/UOxrAY3OS9
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🔴 Small railway footbridge takes longer to build than Empire State Building https://t.co/Rp5K90xrdK