Constructing new stations

[Dusty Lens]

Gate construction does take a little while, yes. Though as I understand it DSE simply plugs in the Ageira parts.

The Hokkaido project is creating a gate to the system where the Dragons base out of and is more a tool for Samura to study the gate than actually get anything done.

The Sigma project is relatively recent, as I understand it.

And then there is the slight issue of needing, as far as I know, the gate to be connected to a sister gate on the far side before you can flip a switch and set up whatever tube exists between the two. Which I presume means getting from point A to point B at least once the old fashioned way and building the second gate over there. Which might take a while, depending on how many light years away the connecting gate is going to be.