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The state of Texas Department of Transportation says high speed double track electrified rail is $5 million per mile. However, this figure is low in the Trans Texas Corridor plan because the costs of right of way plus the costs of overpasses and underpasses are included with the costs of turnpikes..... For a better view of the costs of high speed double track, the state if Florida in its high speed rail plan only..... is $9 million per mile, electrified is $12 million per mile. This includes the costs of right of way plus the costs of overpasses and underpasses..... Florida is more realistic for double track high speed rail. Texas' numbers are less because its plan includes some of the same costs with the turnpikes.... Dallas Area Rapid Transit, DART, has recently built close to 90 miles of double track electrified light rail at $14 million per mile. After the starter lines were built, with a 4 mile tunnel under a freeway, a new bridge over the Trinity River, and a downtown street of a mile rebuilt into a mall, at 42 miles DART averaged $20 million per mile. Surely the costs of double track electrified high speed rail will be cheaper in rural areas than in an urban area. Therefore, Florida's FY 2002 numbers looks very accurate... Obviously, single freight sslow track will costs much less. See these web sites: http://www.dot.state.tx.us/ttc/ttc_home.htm http://www.floridahighspeedrail.org/home.jsp Keep in mind that the Trans Texas Corridors plan also includes the costs of a four lane turnpike at $7 million per mile, plus grade separation at $5 million per mile, plus interchanges at $3 million per mile. Also, commuter and freight 4 tracks is $7 million per mile, and utilities is $3.6 million per mile (pipes and power lines). The 4,000 mile plan will run $125 billion, plus the right of way of $12-38 billion, and miscellaneous expenses of $8-20 billion. The final costs is $145-183 billion... The state of Texas spends $25 billion annually on highways today. This plan is for the next 50 years..... The Florida figures include the costs of purchasing the trainsets and stations. If you study both web sites, you will come to the conclusion that both states have an idea how much high speed rail will costs. Texas' DOT has included the costs of every bridge, overpass and underpass, and interchanges of different types.....
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