Sunday, November 13, 2022

Minneapolis light rail boondoggle wins Lifetime Achievement Award

An about 15 miles long light rail project will cost about $2.5 bn in the end after being budgeted for about $1.3 bn! It will have taken about 13 years to build when it is finally finished in about 2027 or almost 10 years behind schedule.

There were conflicts with existing infrastructure like railroad owned freight tracks. Then they decided to built a tunnel, which damaged nearby condominium buildings ...

I believe, this is not the first or only municipal light rail project where similar outrageous cost overruns etc. were reported.

Light rail boondoggle wins Lifetime Achievement Award



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