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I would argue that road taxes don't cover the cost of initially building the roads either, which is much more substantial than the rail construction.
LOL... Do you ever know what you are talking about?
That is an absolute joke. Rail costs several millions of dollars per mile. Roads are expensive too, but not nearly as expensive.
The cost of light rail construction varies widely, largely depending on the amount of tunneling and elevated structures required. A survey of North American light rail projects shows that costs of most LRT systems range from $15 million to over $100 million per mile. Seattle's new light rail system is by far the most expensive in the US, 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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail
According to the New York State Thruway Authority, some sample per-mile costs to construct multi-lane roads in several US northeastern states were:
Connecticut Turnpike – $3,449,000 per mile
New Jersey Turnpike – $2,200,000 per mile
Pennsylvania Turnpike (Delaware Extension) – $1,970,000 per mile
Northern Indiana Toll Road – $1,790,000 per mile
Garden State Parkway – $1,720,000 per mile
Massachusetts Turnpike – $1,600,000 per mile
Thruway, New York to Pennsylvania Line – $1,547,000 per mile
Ohio Turnpike – $1,352,000 per mile
Pennsylvania Turnpike (early construction) – $736,000 per mile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road
You really are an arrogant piece. Claiming to know so many things, but are so often wrong. Now, even more people have seen you have no integrity of fact.
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