tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post4174689659710002864..comments2024-03-28T12:51:56.946+00:00Comments on This is what I did.: It costs €20m to build 1 km of road in modern IrelandDarraghhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07043841842862846070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-14855951150114167752009-11-24T19:15:32.586+00:002009-11-24T19:15:32.586+00:00yes, it could cost 20 million to build 1km of road...yes, it could cost 20 million to build 1km of road... look how many public sector workers are on each job and how long it takes them.. I reckon 80% of the cost is direct labourSimonDavidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965504604877723461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-3050473360740569492009-11-24T13:15:41.128+00:002009-11-24T13:15:41.128+00:00Excuse my ignorance, but what's so interesting...Excuse my ignorance, but what's so interesting/special about the 20million for 1km of road.<br /><br />I don't know anything about civil engineering, so I don't know how much work/cost/material has to go into it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315268653485894157.post-69390188944898278302009-11-23T21:20:57.769+00:002009-11-23T21:20:57.769+00:00€20 mil to build 1km of roads THIS crappy can not ...€20 mil to build 1km of roads THIS crappy can not be right. It's probably true, but it's surely not right. <br /><br />And when my son's been waiting four years for an OT, and my daughter's special needs school is over an hour away on the bus... really. Not right.<br /><br />I'm signing that petition---good luck!Susan at Stony Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385202649291774852noreply@blogger.com