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Originally Posted by nname
Expo Line ends at King George with a tail track pointing southwest, toward the direction of Langley. The tail track lined up exactly at the center of Fraser Highway.
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Originally Posted by nname
That's what people against SkyTrain said, which I disagree to. People claim SkyTrain is too expensive because they have to elevate through the farm land. But go Port Moody to check out how at-grade SkyTrain works. The only thing extra is to close or elevate the roadways that crosses the track, and then the cost of SkyTrain or LRT is pretty much the same.
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Exactly. Laying the tracks is pretty much the same price - grade separating it costs more. Elevating is costs some more but not $$$ more. A lot of the section between approx 170th to 180th (about 2.5km) could be low or on-ground.
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Originally Posted by SgtNeonPanda
The only reason costs between LRT and Skytrain on the Evergreen line were so similar was due to the tunnel no? Otherwise, I think LRT wins cost wise, especially since it's unlikely to need very high capacity in the future that far south. At least the end of the Evergreen extension still has a significant population past its terminus.
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The Evergreen tunnel was the most expensive section to build (tunnels cost $$$). Really the only reason Surrey LRT will be cheaper to build is due to no grade separation and very little traffic separation.
Meanwhile it's been shown that LRT operational costs will be waaaaay higher than Skytrain operational costs. Do we really want to spend less up front and end up paying a lot more to run it?
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