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kazinatortoday at 2:44 AM2 repliesview on HN

$15M is dirt cheap for the USA. That buys you like 100 yards of urban light rail or something. :)


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coryrctoday at 3:08 AM

If I did the math right, Seattle-area Federal Way Link Extension costs $185k per yard, getting 81 yards for $15M.

God we're terrible at building things.

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shartstoday at 3:40 AM

That’s like one decently sized house with a yard and garage in a good neighborhood in the bay area