Bowen knelt down and waved to the so-called vicious dog. It immediately ran over happily, its big tail wagging back and forth, and its furry head squirming between his legs.
"Look at how happy this fool is. Does he look like he's met his father?" Charlie asked cheerfully.
Wang Bo and the handsome Mexican boy laughed loudly. Bowen wanted to laugh too, but then he stopped laughing when he thought about it: "You are his father!"
"Sorry, man, I just said it casually." Charlie also thought about what he said, so he quickly apologized and said, "I'm joking, don't take it seriously. I'm also kidding myself. In fact, I am its grandfather."
The cowboy's eyes were as cold and sharp as ice knives, and Wang Bo quickly prepared to start a fight.
They were joking here, and the dogs kept shouting. At this time, the door of the villa opened, and a middle-aged man wearing beach shorts and slippers came out and asked, "Hey, what's going on?"
Wang Bo stretched out his hand and said: "Hello, are you Mr. Pastore Porter?"
"Yes, you are the king? Ha, we just met. At the summer sports meeting, you brought a very interesting bird." The middle-aged man smiled.
Wang Bo suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Fate, fate!"
The sports in the small town will earn him enough popularity and make him famous in the small town. This will be of great benefit to him in promoting Sunset Town in the future.
Porter invited them into the living room of the villa. Wang Bo got straight to the point and said that he wanted to build a road to connect the hill to Highway 8.
After listening to his words, Porter said: "It's simple, but it's not my business, it's my wife's business. Hi, Shanni, I'm here to pick up the guests!"
Lao Wang was shocked, and Bowen and Charlie subconsciously widened their eyes, but then they realized that this was not a bathing center. No matter how wide his eyes were, it would be useful
The Mexican handsome boy glanced at Wang Bo awkwardly and whispered: "Boss, we are talking about business later, right? I am talking about road construction business, not flesh and blood business, right?"
"probably?"
A brown-haired woman wearing home clothes came out. Her skin was very fair, and the freckles on her face were obvious. However, at a glance, it was clear that this woman did things neatly and had the temperament of a strong woman.
Knowing that Wang Bo wanted to build a third-level highway to connect Highway 8 to the hill, Xiangni asked him to wait, then turned on the computer, and as the printer started working, a topographic map was printed out.
This map contained the design of Route 8 and the detailed topography of Sunset Town. Porter took it and scratched it with a pencil, slowly drawing out a section of the road, except for a slight bend when going around a few hills. , other sections of the road are as straight as swords.
Shanni looked at it and said: "Although detailed geological survey is required before starting construction, based on our understanding of the Otago Plain and the Southern Alps, this should be no problem. Do you want to hear a quote?"
Professional enough, Lao Wang nodded. He knew that building roads was expensive, and his four million New Zealand dollars sounded like a lot, but for a road it was just a drop in the bucket.
However, he has a backup plan, that is, "Hymn of the Bay" worth at least 15 million New Zealand dollars is about to be auctioned.
So according to his research, it is okay to build a third-level highway with his own money.
In addition, he is only building a third-level highway, which will not cost a lot of money.
There is no distinction between expressways and ordinary roads in New Zealand. They are divided into three grades. The first grade is the most expensive and can be considered a national highway. One of the standards is that the annual average day and night passenger car traffic is 40,000 vehicles.
Level three is the lowest cost, and the criterion is that the annual average day and night traffic volume is 8,000 vehicles. At this level, it is a township highway.
Among them, first-class highways have strict foundation requirements and need to use prestressed concrete pipe piles as the foundation. Third-class highways have no requirements. They just need to level the ground and install a water-stabilizing base layer, and then lay a solid asphalt pavement.
Xiangni asked Wang Bo to take a rough look at this route and asked if there would be any problems if it was built in this direction. Only if there were no problems could she make an accounting.
Route calculation is the most important task at the beginning of construction of a highway. Of course, what Porter gave is only a basic draft. The real route map needs to be verified on the spot, and a result will be given after comprehensive geology, road conditions, and biological density.
Lao Wang showed it to Charlie and others. They frowned and looked at it carefully, but he pulled away as soon as they took a second look and said contemptuously: "Why are you looking at it so seriously? It seems like you can really understand it."
"Snow!" The three of them yelled.
Calculating according to this road map, the construction cost of one kilometer of a two-way, two-lane third-level highway is NZD 600,000, and the route is about 25 kilometers, so the total cost is NZD 15 million.
Hearing this quotation, Lao Wang's heart was shattered. Isn't it so expensive to build roads in New Zealand? A third-level road costs 15 million New Zealand dollars. How much does Route 8 cost
He stared at Charlie and asked through gritted teeth: "More than two million in town building funds, huh?"
Charlie laughed dryly and said: "But the country does not force you to build your own roads."
"This is too expensive!" Lao Wang couldn't help complaining.
Shanni explained to him that the price was only a rough estimate, and that it was built according to the highest standards. In fact, calculating the funds for road construction was a very complicated matter, and there were too many things to consider.
Lao Wang asked if this was the highest standard. How much would the road cost if it were the lowest standard
Shanni shrugged and said, "It's much cheaper that way. One kilometer can be done for about 300,000 yuan."
Wang Bo said: "Just calculate according to this minimum standard, you can send engineers to test the soil quality, and then give me an accurate quotation."
Porter interjected and asked: "Are you serious? A road built to the lowest standards is like a layer of asphalt on the ground. It looks smooth, but it can easily cause problems in the future."
The cost of building roads in New Zealand is indeed relatively high because the country is prone to earthquakes, and earthquakes cause the greatest damage to roads. Some earthquakes cannot be felt by people, but they can affect road conditions.
Wang Bo is determined. He also wants to build a national highway, but does he have that much money
You know, to build a town, more than one road is needed, and he also needs to build houses on both sides of the road, which requires more money.
However, he is not a short-sighted person. The reason why he uses the lowest specifications to build roads is because he has other ideas - the heart of a lord!
Since the lord drawing plate can extract the heart of the lair and the heart of the castle, it may not be possible to extract the heart of the road in the future. With the strengthening of the heart of the road, the worst third-level road must be able to have the quality of a high-quality third-level road.
Road construction is a big business, and Porter was very attentive in providing drinks and food to the group, and even built a project for them to entice them to participate.