Bonjour to the Paris Line 14 extensions, opening today, June 24, 2024, as part of the Grand Paris Express project. The extension spans 15.7 km (10 miles) and includes 8 new stations. It is designed to handle 1 million passengers per day with fully driverless trains operating at frequencies of up to 85 seconds. The project was completed in 6 years at a cost of €2.8 billion ($3.0 billion), with no cost overruns. This achievement contrasts sharply with infrastructure projects in other cities, such as Toronto and London, which have faced significantly higher costs and delays. The Northern Line Extension to Battersea, for example, cost £743 million per mile, while Crossrail cost £1,392 million per mile. The Paris project exemplifies efficient cost control and rapid completion, setting a benchmark for other cities worldwide.
We in America could never accomplish building an 8 mile extension with 8 subway stations at $3 billion because we do not have a party or coalition willing or smart enough to cut infrastructure costs down like France https://t.co/4OjjsFsPqY
We in America could never accomplish building an 8 mile extension with 8 subway stations at $3 billion because we do not have a party or coalition willing or smart enough to cut infrastructure costs down like France's unions. https://t.co/4OjjsFsPqY
We in America could never accomplished building an 8 mile extension with 8 subway stations because we do not have a party or coalition willing to cut infrastructure costs down. https://t.co/4OjjsFsPqY
Paris just extended a tube line at a cost of £241m per mile. For comparison, the Northern Line Extension to Battersea cost £743m per mile, while Crossrail cost £1,392m per mile. Think what London could build if we merely cut costs to Parisian levels. https://t.co/40Z6xtYXwL
Fantastic: 10 mile, 8 new station subway, literally under Paris, 3 bln USD, on time, on budget. New Toronto light rail, mostly above grade, at 10 bln USD, 12 years, still not open. @alon_levy right that we have to do better. Would love more good econ work on govt cost differences https://t.co/geJ6uBHb5J
Paris (France) built a 16km half above, half below ground rapid metro with 85sec headways for less than $5B CAD in 6 years. Toronto is building a 16km metro, half above half below, for $27B over 10 years. The difference should be unacceptable. https://t.co/9bJqj6GfOh
This is a real "the American mind cannot comprehend this" moment Large, automated transit expansion built extremely cheap by US standards. Train frequencies every **85 seconds** If it hits projections, line 14 could exceed total ridership of the DC Metro & Chicago L combined https://t.co/AGVwzt0MXp
"When a region with an economy the size of Norway’s can’t even conceive of connecting a burgeoning biotech hub like Alewife to Back Bay in under 20 minutes ... we may have lost our vision." @jarjoh knows the Rail Link is about much more than a tunnel. https://t.co/23o92Yf6Li
1/4 Line 14 extension just opened today in Paris! ➡️ 15.7 km / 9.8 miles ➡️ 8 new stations ➡️ 1 million passengers/day ➡️ Fully driverless trains with frequencies up to 85 seconds ➡️ 6 years of construction ➡️ Cost: €2.8 billion (€178M per km) / $3.0 billion (no cost overrun) https://t.co/bxjwJRepMA
Bonjour to the Paris Line 14 extensions, opening today as part of the Grand Paris Express project. The reason to exert better cost control on your infrastructure projects is that when you do it you can build more stuff! https://t.co/Qg1sQUoofr