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Updated: 2001-09-03 |
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WHY NOT ELEVATED MONORAIL NOW ? Sept 2, 2001
COMPARISON MetroRail MonoRail Construction $/mile 100-150 million 25-30 million Construction time 10-15 years 2-3 years Subsidy $/station/yr 1 million None Right-of-way cost High Low Station size 8 car lengths 1 or 2 cars Insert new station Very high cost Easy Maximum speed, mph 60 70 (200 Express) Environmental damage Severe Minimal Energy usage High Low Platform safety Poor High Platform comfort Poor High Manpower High Low Operating hours 6 am - 2 am 24 hr/7 day Rider's view Dismal Interesting
CONSTRUCTION COST COMPARISONS : MetroRail MonoRail Capital Beltway Rail (Purple Line, 60 miles) $ 6 bil. $ 1.8 bil.
Dulles Access Rail, 22 miles $ 2.2 bil. $ 660 mil
Vienna - Centreville Line $ 800 mil. $ 240 mil.
Springfield Transit Center to Fort Belvoir $ 640 mil $ 180 mil
Fort Belvoir-Potomac Mills Mall $ 700 mil $ 240 mil Alexandria - Pentagon $ 330 mil $ 100 mil Dunn Loring-Tysons-Amer Leg Brg $ 740 mil $ 150 mil Tysons - Baileys Crossroads $ 325 mil $ 100 mil Baileys Crossroads - Pentagon $ 325 mil $ 100 mil
OTHER PROPOSED ROUTES
Rosslyn Metro - Fairfax (Rte 50) 12 miles $ 360 mil Huntington - Woodbridge (Rte 1) 15 miles $ 450 mil Alexandria-Tysons-Leesburg (Rte 7) 33 miles $ 990 mil Nat Apt-Pentagon-Annandale (Col. Pike) 10 miles $ 300 mil
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