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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc
Also, most of the West LRT is either elevated, underground, or in a very expensive and almost pointless trench... elevated seems to be cheaper. The portion at grade is very small. Over half is UG/Trench and forced the reconstruction of several important intersections. I'm not sure what "easier terrain" that guy is talking about though... the only obstacle Evergreen has is Burnaby Mountain.
Great news to see the first column complete!!!
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The Evergreen Line with have much more elevated and underground portions than the West LRT, and the Evergreen budget also includes all the involved road mitigation and land acquisition. Do remember there were a substantial number of houses that had to be purchased for the south portal, businesses around Lougheed station, and the CPR rails will have to be adjusted, just to mention a few.
So in the end, yes, Vancouver seems to get great deals when it comes to mass transit.
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