Huge sinkhole in Fukuoka, Japan, fixed in one week.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3936796/Japan-street-swallowed-giant-hole-reopens.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3936796/Japan-street-swallowed-giant-hole-reopens.html)
Wow. Here it takes a week just to find the person who tells you it'll take a year.
I notice that they didn't replace the sidewalk with the original tile - they just used asphalt instead.
That's impressive! さすが日本 :-)
Despite stereotypes, critical fixes can get done quickly in the US as well:
* 1994: C. C. Myers replaces earthquake-damaged structures (including collapsed bridges) on I-10 in Santa Monica, CA in 3 months (article (http://articles.latimes.com/1994-04-06/news/mn-42778_1_santa-monica-freeway)) -- "In Sacramento, Caltrans Director James van Loben Sels estimated that without the accelerated effort the project would probably have taken two years to complete."
* 2004: Acrow Corp. replaces fire-damaged I-95 overpass in Bridgeport, CT, in 6 days (article (http://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/crews-reopen-fire-closed-i-95-in-six-days/4416)) (temporary bridge)
* 2007: C. C. Myers replaces fire-damaged I-580 overpass in MacArthur Maze, Oakland, CA, in 26 days (article (http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/A-MAZE-ING-His-reputation-on-the-line-2592154.php)) (permanent)