kaptrice
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Can't quite remember - is that inclusive of trial running and the RSD? or is the RSD another month tacked on at the endCloser to 3 months - from end of March to Midsummers day.
Can't quite remember - is that inclusive of trial running and the RSD? or is the RSD another month tacked on at the endCloser to 3 months - from end of March to Midsummers day.
I don't know why Metrolinx would necessarily have that number - unless it came up in litigation.Is there a document that has the budget for constructing each underground Crosstown station?
one way to look at this is to look at the total contract cost (I think it was $7 billion), and try and subtract the maintenance and tunnel portion out of it. The surface portion is not insignificant, but we can assume they would be a 1/100 of the cost of an underground station.Is there a document that has the budget for constructing each underground Crosstown station?
Alternatively, does anyone have ballpark figure?
one way to look at this is to look at the total contract cost (I think it was $7 billion), and try and subtract the maintenance and tunnel portion out of it. The surface portion is not insignificant, but we can assume they would be a 1/100 of the cost of an underground station.
I don't have solid numbers unfortunately but I'm open to feedback on what I have said.
Soft costs, which include expenses like planning, design, land acquisition, and contingencies, are a significant factor in the rising costs and extended timelines of transit projects in North America, often exceeding hard costs (actual construction).A big factor in station cost is depth, and the Crosstown stations are quite deep. It might explain why they have done some things that look like they would constrain costs, such as fairly uniform station design in the underground sections.
I was hoping they'd give more detail in this report, but they don't give breakdowns other than talking about the factors that make up the costs
Are you talking about sunnybrook park station? I saw an lrt around 2 pm at that stop.saw 1 train being tested at at the don valley stop at 9:06 this morning.
Soft costs, which include expenses like planning, design, land acquisition, and contingencies, are a significant factor in the rising costs and extended timelines of transit projects in North America, often exceeding hard costs (actual construction).
Also, in what is probably a surprise to no-one, they spend almost as much on consultants as the stations themselves :|Well, if we look at how the study broke things down, they say Metrolinx spends about 17.9% of the budget on stations, so out of the 7 billion for the crosstown, that would be 1.25 billion. There's 15 underground stations in phase one, so assuming about 80% of the station costs is the underground part, that would work out to about 66 million per station, which actually is quite a bargain, compared to say the 134 million HIghway 407 station
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Question concerning the simulated testing: is that meant to simulate full, 7 days a week service? (I.E. if one was to be found along Eglinton Avenue post-March 30, would it be reasonable to expect to see trains running past at all times of the day?)
66 million per station feels way too low.Well, if we look at how the study broke things down, they say Metrolinx spends about 17.9% of the budget on stations, so out of the 7 billion for the crosstown, that would be 1.25 billion. There's 15 underground stations in phase one, so assuming about 80% of the station costs is the underground part, that would work out to about 66 million per station, which actually is quite a bargain, compared to say the 134 million HIghway 407 station
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Bloor-yonge is quite complex. its not like you can jut dig down and build a new station.66 million per station feels way too low.
I mean we're spending almost a billion dollars on expanding bloor-yonge, so sub 100mil for a station seems a bit of a stretch.
66 million per station feels way too low.
I mean we're spending almost a billion dollars on expanding bloor-yonge, so sub 100mil for a station seems a bit of a stretch.




