Cut and Cover FTW. That’s how many many cities got 10’s of km of subways/metros in only a few years. They actually dug the roads up, did the work, and had it buried within 6 months or even less per km per construction front. It’s way cheaper and faster than all of this deep tunnel work we keep seeing everything get all excited about these days.
Cut and Cover stations also have quick access to the streets. You don’t need to spend 5 minutes riding the escalator up and down just to get to your train since it’s basically 1.5 stories down the steps.
Bonus to cut and cover, when you have to do it deeper to go under existing geometry, you get a bunch of space under the road that’s great for pedestrians and shopping malls.
Cut and Cover FTW. That’s how many many cities got 10’s of km of subways/metros in only a few years. They actually dug the roads up, did the work, and had it buried within 6 months or even less per km per construction front. It’s way cheaper and faster than all of this deep tunnel work we keep seeing everything get all excited about these days.
Cut and Cover stations also have quick access to the streets. You don’t need to spend 5 minutes riding the escalator up and down just to get to your train since it’s basically 1.5 stories down the steps.
Bonus to cut and cover, when you have to do it deeper to go under existing geometry, you get a bunch of space under the road that’s great for pedestrians and shopping malls.