How much did the extension of Pittsburgh - North Shore LRT Connector cost?
The North Shore Connector is a 1.2-mile light rail extension of Pittsburgh's T system, built by the Port Authority of Allegheny County with 80 percent federal funding, with a tunnel under the Allegheny River, a soft opening on 23 March 2012 and regular service from 25 March 2012. The Allegheny Institute for Public Policy (2022) says its cost grew from USD 435 million at the 2006 full-funding grant agreement to USD 517 million at opening, while Wikipedia gives a final cost of USD 523.4 million.
Reported project cost
$517 million
Cost basis: 2012
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Basis of the published figure
Reported project cost2012
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Key dimensions
- Total lengthAllegheny Institute for Public Policy
- 1,931 m
Project record
Opened or launched
alleghenyinstitute.org25 March 2012