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Originally Posted by nickinacan
And I'm sure it could be done for less than the $2.8 Billion they are estimating (Rather, grossly underestimating) to build the UBC line, to serve a tiny fraction of the population.
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If anything, the $2.8 billion is an overestimate. It is no problem to bore a tunnel and build the stations at $280 million a km.
The UBC Line also serves Fairview, Mount Pleasant, the Great Northern Way Campus, City Hall, the Hospitals, Kits as well as UBC, which is the second largest employment destination in the region as well as being the largest education institution. Oh yeah, it also connects to the Canada Line. Even at $2.8 billion, it would get more passengers per dollar than LRT to South Surrey/White Rock.