Why does it take so much longer to build in the US compared to 50+ years ago?

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It took a year to build the Empire State Building, and 5 years to build the Hoover Dam yet current estimates for the Francis Scott Key bridge rebuild are near 10 years. Why is this? Have we regressed?

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The empire state building took a year to build from breaking ground. Design probably took a year or two at least before that at least. Lead time to plan, prepare, budget and design are not quick or easy. I do demolition plannimg work. You see buildimgs that are imploded in seconds. But it probably took 3 to 5 years to get to that point.

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