Anyway. It’s not much different than highway projects. It’s all a big scam. Here’s the average prices for light rail across the country:

A survey of North American light rail projects shows that costs of most LRT systems range from $15 million per mile to over $100 million per mile. Seattle’s new light rail system is by far the most expensive in the U.S. at $179 million per mile, since it includes extensive tunneling in poor soil conditions, elevated sections, and stations as deep as 180 feet (55 m) below ground level.

Competition would help lower costs. That nixes the no-bid contract BS.