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Re: Astonishing cost to build new Light Rail vs Interstate Hwy Lane Really? Or, just more "fake news"?
Author: FUD
Date: 12-18-2019 - 08:04
Peter Wrote:
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> 11 mile Mid-Coast Trolley Extension is $2.1
> billion, including financing costs.
So if my handy calculator is working right and I round to even millions, that's $191 million a mile. Not bad for 11 miles of new track in a built-up area with land acquisition and structures, and San Diego seems to be less afflicted by cost overruns than most system builders these days. That's consistent with the modern approach to light rail as closer to heavy rail than streetcar. Reference: environmental documents.
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> 11 mile Mid-Coast Trolley Extension is $2.1
> billion, including financing costs.
So if my handy calculator is working right and I round to even millions, that's $191 million a mile. Not bad for 11 miles of new track in a built-up area with land acquisition and structures, and San Diego seems to be less afflicted by cost overruns than most system builders these days. That's consistent with the modern approach to light rail as closer to heavy rail than streetcar. Reference: environmental documents.
