Seattle Rail Costs Jump To $3.6 Billion
14 December 2000 - 9:00am
The estimated cost of Seattle's 22-mile light-rail line has risen 50% and won't open until 2009.
"The estimated cost of a light-rail line has risen by 50 percent to $3.6 billion, and trains will be three years late leaving the station under the latest plan released by Sound Transit. Despite the $1.2 billion increase in cost for the 22-mile line between the University District and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, agency officials said ... that the project could still be completed without a tax increase. "
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The Oregonian, December 14, 2000
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