It only took a week to fix sinkhole in Hakata Station in Japan

Meanwhile, to simply repave 50 square yards in Bothell WA the road crews took about 9 months.

Meanwhile, to fix one side of the streen where i live at, someone decided closing the entire road was a must, and forced people to find the most curious detours to get around it. This was like a year ago... They are still at it.

What is the most important thing for the situation: to get the job done, or to provide lucrative jobs for union employees and generous kickbacks from construction people to the government bureaucrat who assigns the jobs?