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Originally Posted by Tvisforme
From Vancouver Urbanized:
The group proposing this line is " Mountain Valley Express" and they estimate construction costs to be between 7 and 16 billion dollars. The group acknowledges that extensive engineering analysis would be required to stabilize cost estimates. Their emphasis is on the costs savings between this line and an equivalent expansion of highway capacity.
Their estimates include a travel time of four minutes from Horseshoe Bay to North Vancouver. Whether they've factored in the political cost of proposing that infrastructure capable of supporting this being built across West Vancouver remains to be seen.
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You know, if they had suggested a regular speed train, I would support it. A high speed train? Not a chance.