And the Channel tunnel probably carried more people through in its first few months than the LVCC will have transported in its first few decades.
It's a monumental flop on every possible level.
Channel Tunnel: ~$22B / 31mi ~ $700m/mi
LVCC: $47m / 1.7mi ~ $28m/mi
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Your point is correct though, I don't see where eurotunnel can be cheaper than... Any tunnel in fact.
[edit] you could also compare total costs: 22B for the eurotunnel, 106 for the Las Vegas loop. It's around the same difference proportionally.
[edit] weirdly I can't find cost nowhere. Everywhere it is said that it cost LVC 52.5 millions to build the first 3 stations and 1.7 miles, now there is 5 stations and 2.2 miles, they upgraded all the cars and the cost is still reported as 52.5 millions. There is also no report on what cost what either, this is really obfuscated. I don't care about the exact labor/material cost, but I'd like to know if the subterranean station did cost as much as the tunnels? less? How much? What about the outside stations?
Did you find anything yourself ?
I was never interested in that company, now I find the lack of transparency baffling.