How much did Buffalo Metro Rail cost to build?
Buffalo Metro Rail is the 6.4-mile (10.3 km) light rail line of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority in Buffalo, New York, begun in 1979, with the surface section opened on 9 October 1984, the subway to Amherst Street on 20 May 1985 and University station on 10 November 1986. A 2020 transit blog, citing a 2018 City Lab article, says the project was funded by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration in 1976 at an estimated 336 million dollars, eventually growing to 530 million dollars.
Reported project cost
$530 million
Cost basis: 1986
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Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost1986
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Key dimensions
- Total lengththomasbardenett.com
- 10.3 km
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