Japan fixed this quake-damaged road in just six days
Japan’s world-class transportation infrastructure couldn’t withstand this month’s 9.0-magnitutde quake, but their construction teams are still amazing. This stretch of highway was repaired in just six days by a Herculean road crew. This is the triumph of Japanese engineering. [Jalopnik] https://jalopnik.com/japan-fixed-this-quake-damaged-road-in-just-six-days-5785281
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Giz Explains: Traffic
Americans talk about traffic like the English talk about the weather. It’s a constant upset, a never-ending obsession. We’ve heard the stats: The commuter loses 36 hours a year stuck on the road, over $800 dollars in the same amount of time, and, well, an immeasurable amount of sanity. There’s a lot of talk about…
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