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Re: Astonishing cost to build new Light Rail vs Interstate Hwy Lane
Author: les
Date: 12-18-2019 - 01:20

Seattle highway 99 viaduct replacement: 3 billion for 2 miles, ie 1.5 bill/mi.

SteveT Wrote:
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> I was just listening to a radio program regarding
> cost of new light rail project in Portland,
> Oregon...$300 million per mile versus $10 million
> per mile of a lane of Interstate Highway! All I
> can say is Wow! Question for the rail/highway
> designer and builders reading this, what is the
> real cost of building this infrastructure before
> being exposed to government/contractor corruption
> factor? I remember a figure I heard a couple
> years ago a mile of mainline freight railroad was
> $2 million per mile (assume this cost is still
> relevant).

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  Astonishing cost to build new Light Rail vs Interstate Hwy Lane SteveT 12-17-2019 - 13:55
  Re: Astonishing cost to build new Light Rail vs Interstate Hwy Lane UNP 104 12-17-2019 - 15:04
  Re: Astonishing cost to build new Light Rail vs Interstate Hwy Lane trackwalker 12-17-2019 - 15:12
  Re: Astonishing cost to build new Light Rail vs Interstate Hwy Lane Really? Or, just more "fake news"? BOB2 12-17-2019 - 15:15
  Re: Astonishing cost to build new Light Rail vs Interstate Hwy Lane Really? Or, just more "fake news"? brains 12-17-2019 - 15:40
  Re: Jim Moore..? OMG...? BOB2 12-17-2019 - 16:08
  Re: Jim Moore..? OMG...? brains 12-17-2019 - 18:18
  Re: I worked Expo every chance I had...you were lucky to experience that. BOB2 12-17-2019 - 18:55
  Re: BOB2 please contact John Signor... George Andrews 12-17-2019 - 19:45
  Re: Astonishing cost to build new Light Rail vs Interstate Hwy Lane Really? Or, just more "fake news"? FUD 12-17-2019 - 21:58
  Re: Astonishing cost to build new Light Rail vs Interstate Hwy Lane Really? Or, just more "fake news"? Peter 12-18-2019 - 07:35
  Re: Astonishing cost to build new Light Rail vs Interstate Hwy Lane Really? Or, just more "fake news"? FUD 12-18-2019 - 08:04
  Re: Astonishing cost to build new Light Rail vs Interstate Hwy Lane Really? Or, just more "fake news"? Pete 12-17-2019 - 22:20
  Re: Astonishing cost to build new Light Rail vs Interstate Hwy Lane les 12-18-2019 - 01:20
  Re: Astonishing cost to build 710 tunnel... Not really...by today's costs... BOB2 12-18-2019 - 08:10
  Re: Astonishing cost to build 710 tunnel... Not really...by today's costs... FUD 12-18-2019 - 08:24
  Re: Astonishing cost to build 710 tunnel... Not really...by today's costs... david vartanoff 12-18-2019 - 12:12


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