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Other countries can build entire rail lines entirely on viaducts for the same cost as it takes to grade separate a single Caltrain station. For example it was r
by porphyra 1y ago
Other countries can build entire rail lines entirely on viaducts for the same cost as it takes to grade separate a single Caltrain station. For example it was recently estimated that grade separating Broadway Station with a center platform would take $889 million and 5-5.5 years [1]. This is mind boggling.
[1] https://burlingameca.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=burlingameca_afbd66440c487d3c463ef527e4853acb.pdf&view=1 https://burlingameca.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=bu...
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- gamblor956 1y agoBuilding in earthquake territory generally increases costs by at least 2x. Ignoring private land rights also generally helps but costs.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> Building in earthquake territory generally increases costs by at least 2x Japan. Most of Europe.
- gamblor956 1y agoJapan, sure. But Japan deals with it by going in the opposite direction: most new structures are intended to be temporary, replaced with a few decades. Most of Europe? No, just the southern part near the tectonic plate boundaries. Which also just happen to be the most expensive parts to build in Europe...so thanks for helping to prove my point.
- blackqueeriroh 1y agoThe author covers this. Other countries build far more rail lines.