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Originally Posted by bobdreamz
 So they are going to build this 8 Mile extension of MetroRail all the way to the Broward County line with only one station terminating across from the Hard Rock stadium? I see that they are going to build this without any Federal monies but I wonder if the stations that were originally planned will ever get built if they don't secure funds after this extension is built.
Hopefully many South Broward commuters will use this line to get to Miami. |
This all seems very unrealistic, no? IIRC Miami-Dade has a bunch of sales tax money sitting in an account for rail service. But it
does say they are seeking Federal money, and they can't expect to get Federal money quickly enough to start construction in 2024. The North Corridor isn't even on FTA's
project list.
As for not building stations, that seems very foolish. It's a lot harder and more expensive to build a station next to an active (electrified) rail line, much easier and cheaper to build it all up front. CTA here in Chicago is paying $80M for a new elevated station at Damen, with about the same platform length. So 7 new stations would be ~$550M, give or take. More if they want to move the Opa-Locka Tri-Rail stop to allow a transfer there.