I am posting the link to this great article here, in the "Tunnel Technologies" group, as I believe it gives a beautiful summary of the technologies we use in tunnelling and why we use them.
Regards.
https://www.worksinprogress.news/p/why-we-stopped-building-subways-cheaply
Excellent article.
I think when comparing the pros and cons of the elevated versus cut and cover construction, the part `(and unlike an elevated train, that disruption remained after construction was complete).` should read `(and unlike the cut and cover construction, that disruption remained after construction was complete).
cover tunnel photo by: Matt Brown from London, England / CC BY
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https://www.worksinprogress.news/p/why-we-stopped-building-subways-cheaply
Why we stopped building subways cheaply
www.worksinprogress.newsWe used to dig up roads to put trains underneath