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Los Angeles Metro Purple Line faces cost overruns "because of difficult tunneling"
It is not all smooth sailing at LA's Purple Line extension. We knew it was behind schedule. It was only natural that any delay would have consequences for the taxpayers. Now it is official. They say cost overruns expected due to "difficult tar sand conditions driving costs up".
I am wondering the real drivers behind the delay & cost overrun.
This is a good overview of Purple Line saga:
I don't think there are any other hidden reasons. There can be additional factors like managerial, engineering mistakes etc, same as in most projects. Nevertheless, I do not really think that they would weigh more than the stated reasons. The area is already a challenging one geographically. Combined with some geological complications, they are where they are.
Content wise similar, but -The- New Civil Engineer nevertheless...
The expected news...
LA Metro board Construction Committee "approved a budget increase of $200 million for construction of the Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 (WPLE1). The seven percent increase takes the project budget from $2.8 billion to $3.0 billion".
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Metro Purple Line Extension Section 1 Difficult Tunnelling Resulting In Cost Overrun
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