August 7, 2011

Added rail stop points to likely site for Wings arena

In a story about the M1 Rail project, Wayne State University is noted as committing $3 million for a station, along with Henry Ford Hospital. A new cost estimate for the 19-stop light-rail line that stretches from downtown to near the Michigan State Fairgrounds at the Eight Mile Road city limits is being generated now, said Mark Ryan, a vice president with San Francisco-based engineering firm URS Corp., which has been hired by DDOT to do the project\'s preliminary engineering and design. The preliminary estimate was $528 million, and a more detailed cost will be assembled as engineering and design is done over the next few months. Each stop costs an estimated $2 million to $4 million, Ryan said, and the cars are expected to be $3.5 million to $4 million each.

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20110807/SUB01/308079989/added-rail-stop-points-to-likely-site-for-wings-arena

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