02-03-2020, 09:08 AM
(02-02-2020, 05:33 PM)taylortbb Wrote: My understanding is that it's not a question of how deep one can go, but how deep it's worth it to go. You can go below the water table, but it makes construction more expensive with dewatering equipment, and then you need a 24/7 sump pump for the garage, and associated backup power supply. I remember reading that the Bauer lofts garage goes below the water table.
Indeed, almost anything “can” be done. It would have been perfectly possible to build the entire LRT as a subway. It would probably cost $5 billion, but as an engineering problem it would have been fascinating, especially with the creek in Uptown.