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Originally Posted by thebasketballgeek
RIP Québec Tramway. The initial plan appears to have been rejected and “plan b” of the Tramway would cost $8.4 billion…
Yet another case of Light Rail being a ridiculous notion in Canada. Either build heavy rail or invest in BRT.
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Yeah, it's dead. Apparently the municipality wants to build the tramway itself (
French media;
English media). Given the fiscal powers of a municipality of 700,000 in Canada, assuming all the risk on a project that may be $10 billion, maybe more, is a very "Frodo, hobbit of the shire, takes on responsibility for safekeeping the Ring" moment.
One reason why Toronto has so much deferred maintenance is that it's completely on the hook for rebuilding the Gardiner Expressway, a city-owned highway. That's a project that's 1/10 the cost in a city 4 times the size.