Don't take tunneling for granite: Building Metro under Georg

Metro’s leaders have a lot to take into consideration when weighing Blue-Orange-Silver expansion proposals, not least of which is the ground beneath their feet, literally. The area’s geology creates unique challenges. J.M. Christoph excavates the implications.

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