Although there's a lot of discussion about lack of funding, there's no discussion about the cost of capital construction within the MTA. The MTA's costs for capital construction seem to be far above comparable systems in the world, even when local factors are taken into account.
If we can discover WHY it takes so much money to build a mile of subway tunnel, perhaps we can reduce capital construction costs.
Although there's a lot of discussion about lack of funding, there's no discussion about the cost of capital construction within the MTA. The MTA's costs for capital construction seem to be far above comparable systems in the world, even when local factors are taken into account.
If we can discover WHY it takes so much money to build a mile of subway tunnel, perhaps we can reduce capital construction costs.
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