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shanninc t1_jbp3i33 wrote

Reply to comment by calebnf in Cost of 2nd Avenue Subway extension to East Harlem balloons to $7.7B by Grass8989

If you want a fun comparison: India built a 21 mile line (underground, but cut and cover construction) with 27 stations as part of the Mumbai Metro system for 1/3 the expected costs of this Harlem extension.

The entire 220 mile, 286 station system is expected to cost ~$13B USD.

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kjuneja t1_jbpn6tn wrote

>fun

I think you misspelled "Apples and oranges."

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atheros t1_jbpsi09 wrote

He made no claim that NYC costs should resemble Mumbai costs. Are all comparisons now disallowed because of a false colloquialism about fruit?

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