Comment on Why weren't telephone lines and electrical lines not buried under ground? Which would have saved a bunch of money from upkeep and accidents?

Hegar@fedia.io ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• skribe@piefed.social ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Perth started burying their lines in the 90s. It was supposed to take 30 years. Last I heard, they’re about half done.

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  • Hegar@fedia.io ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah i was in high school in perth in the 90s so i remember poles disappearing.

    Perth has expanded massively in the last 10-15 years, i'm not surprised initial estimates were way off. Or even less surprised than normal since i believe every single infrastructure project in history has been late and overbudget.

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    • GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      There were supposed to be five pyramids at Giza. Cutbacks…

      j/k

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• MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Bet the power stays on more during storms and shit as well.

  Poles get knocked over, struck by lightning, trees, blah blah.

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  • cdnk5@piefed.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Where I live, ground settling causes problems with utilities. Gas company had to come last week to redo line to my house because it had dropped a foot.

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