Re: Casino-Murwillumbah

["David Proctor" <daproc.spambait@umpires.com>]

L & D wrote in message <36819CEB.D6EE33D5@ozemail.com.au>...

>With very little combined planning at least the winding section of railway
>after it crosses over the Pacific hwy just before the Coast road exit could
be
>totally replaced in conjunction with the up grade of the pacific hwy (which
in
>the area  is costing over $230 million)  although they would no longer
service
>Murrwillumbah as it would be some distance away and they would have to find
>another terminus.

Extend to Tweed Heads, maybe? Or Coolangatta?

What are the construction costs for a railway built down the middle of a
freeway? Are they greatly reduced compared to a normal railway or only
reduced in a minor way? The actual railway costs would be reduced, but the
freeway construction would be increased due to the wider reservation
required, also the protective measures to prevent crashed vehicles from
ending up on the railway. Would the extra freeway costs be less than the
amount saved from a new railway?

David Proctor
daproc.spambait@umpires.com