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Originally Posted by paul78701
I may be mistaken, but I thought that (depending on federal funding) there was a possibility that the gold line could still end up being implemented as rail instead of BRT. I would think that passage of the infrastructure bills in DC might make that more of a possibility. But again, I may be mistaken.
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They said that any additional funds (if any, especially with potential cost increases for the tunnel) would go to finishing off the full system plan, which includes light rail for gold.
I'd expect the other metrorapid lines to be first in line, from bang-for-buck perspective and as they give a greater geographic reach and council district equity. They'll also be lower cost than anything else.
At that point, they'll have to trade off Gold Line LRT vs. the orange line extensions (assuming they won't have enough for everything). I'm guessing the north extension of the orange line goes first. Once they get the orange to tech ridge, a lot of commuter buses from Round Rock, Pflugerville, etc. can connect in to there. The same would apply to orange line to slaughter, of course, but there's a greater population and potential ridership north.
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