Re: Gold coast rail extension?

[L & D <daisyw@ozemail.com.au>]

John Wayman wrote:

> Rob Kearey wrote in message <36770494.B73FD2D8@mailbox.uq.edu.au>...
> >You might want to take a look at a map of Surfers Paradise - it's a
> >convoluted and very heavily developed estuary, with little obvious scope
> >for heavy rail. A light rail connection to Robina would be far more
> >feasible, but I can't see it happening on the Gold Coats, as It's Not A
> >Monorail.
> >
>
> Why not heavy rail? They could build it as an elevated railway over roads.
> It has been done before.
>

Could use part of Smith St reservation to Southport then underground to Gold
Coast Hwy then along side of that to the Nerang river crossing then
underground to  a terminus in Surfers. But I suppose you might have to swim
parts of it that are underground and the cost would be so high that no one
would build it.Davo

> I'm not sure what it would do for property values,
>
> Cheers
> John Wayman