Thread: .... remove the railroad track .... build a walking/bicycle trail!
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Old 01-19-2021, 04:21 PM   #48
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Post That is the cost to remove the rails and build a trail
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Originally Posted by Woodsy View Post
From what I understand, it would cost $5M+ to build alongside the RR tracks from Lakeport to Weirs, not counting whatever the Southdown resistance would add to the price tag. So of course the folks like FLL and the owners of Patrick's Pub want the RR gone.


I am glad to hear the RR is getting some new customers! Now if we could just get them to run an old Steam train once in awhile!

Woodsy
Hi Woodsy,

The $5M figure is based on replacing the existing railbed with a trail (ie. rails to trails) the cost to build next to the existing railbed is much much higher - approximately $25M for the section from Lakeport to Weirs.

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