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Originally Posted by Truenorth00
If it came in double, it would be close to the 2010/2011 study on High Speed Rail. If all we're going to get is HFR at the price, we would need to reconsider.
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But that price for HSR would likely have ballooned too. I don't think he is wrong here, the price for any infrastructure project invariably increases as the project is developed. This is often due to scope creep, which isn't necessarily bad as it might mean that we end up with a better product. But all sorts of expensive unknowns can pop up. Maybe they'll find a burial ground, maybe some village or farmer gets the route diverted etc, maybe VIA just fucks it up. All these things are perfectly possible, even expected.
I don't expect the price VIA quotes for HFR today is the price we'll pay, it will be more. But that doesn't mean it isn't worth it.