$30 million per km (even if double-tracked) is exorbitant and can only be explained through entities who don't care spending Other People's Money. The UK gover

$30 million per km (even if double-tracked) is exorbitant and can only be explained through entities who don't care spending Other People's Money. The UK government estimates £600k/track-km, so even in the US with high wages it should be doable at $2 million/km per track if budgeted carefully...