Most government projects have come in under budget.
West LRT came in over budget, yes, but what are other ones?
The West LRT, BTW, wasn't nearly as over budget as people think, the cost was misadvertised to many to start. The misadvertising caused Council to spend the contingency on the 45th Street grade separation, which it shouldn't have.
There was the construction contact cost, and there was the total project cost, which included the purchase of LRVs, land purchases, etc.
This number we are talking about for the Green Line includes all of those things.
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