So according to Lucid Stew on YouTube, the authority now says in it’s 2026 Business plan that the $126 Billion cost recently cited is for the blended approach using not only the Caltrain tracks in the Bay but also
ALL of the Metrolink AV line tracks into the LA Basin, meaning NO TUNNEL THROUGH THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS TO BURBANK.
Meanwhile the original full phase 1 plan is now projected to cost over $230 Billion.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xJJk-YebBkg&pp=ygUKbHVjaWQgc3Rldw%3D%3D