04-08-2023, 08:12 AM
(04-07-2023, 09:32 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(04-07-2023, 05:39 PM)Bytor Wrote: Option A in the report is Fairway to Pinebush only. The previous roughly $1.2B cost estimate was for the construction of the entire length, option C in this report. So you can't really compare them like that and say Option A is a 20% increase from previous.
Was that the same route, though?
Yes, the estimate has always been for the entire length of the Cambridge section. This is the first time I've seen options that consider not doing the entire Cambridge route (which would be probably the worst option). FWIW, I don't recall if the 1.2b was the estimate for the new Cambridge route that involved all those compromises to try to placate unplacatable but loud and angry NIMBYs who don't want any LRT and are entirely unwilling to compromise on that.