US Transit Amendment Cost Breakdown

Cost Breakdown

LIRR

Port Jefferson Branch
https://future.mta.info/documents/20-YearNeedsAssessment_FullAppendix.pdf

Montauk Branch
Port Jefferson Branch Electrification is around $55 million per mile
Babylon to Speonk is 34.79 miles
Cost: $1.92B

Ronkonkoma Branch
Ronkonkoma to Yaphank is 12.73 miles
Cost: $700 million
East Yaphank: https://www.wliw.org/radio/captivate-podcast/mta-opened-bidding-for-new-east-yaphank-station/#
Lower End of the range is $20 million

Oyster Bay Branch
East Williston to Oyster Bay is 13.03 miles
Cost: $720 million

Republic and Holtsville
Using the cost of East Yaphank, it would be $40 million.

Sunnyside Station
Secaucus Junction: https://www.globest.com/2003/09/08/state-opens-600m-rail-station/?slreturn=2024121322305
$600 million in 2003 dollars is around $1.028 billion in 2024 dollars.
40 percent of $1.028 billion is $420 million.

West Hempstead Branch to Mineola
JFK Airtrain
$1.9 billion for about 8.1 miles of viaducts
$234 million/mile in 2003
Adjusted for inflation, is around $400 million/mile
40 percent of 400 million is $160 million.
$160 million for 3.06 miles is around $490 million.

West Hempstead Double Track
LIRR Main Line Triple Track: https://libn.com/2022/10/03/lirrs-third-track-is-completed/
9.5 miles for $2.6 billion is around $273 million
40 percent of $273 million is around $109.2 million.
6.5 miles is around $720 million

Atlantic Branch to Financial District
2.63 mile Tunnel: $2.77 billion
https://www.nycurbanism.com/east-side-access

Sag Harbor Branch
5.41 mile El: $870 million

Yards
https://future.mta.info/documents/20-YearNeedsAssessment_FullAppendix.pdf
Page 219
40 percent of $390 million is $156 million

Slow Zone Elimination
https://www.masstransitmag.com/rail/infrastructure/blog/55000473/op-ed-will-the-third-time-be-the-charm-for-lirr-harold-interlocking-work

NJ Transit

Electrification
About 236 miles of diesel territory: $13 billion

Grade Crossings
https://www.njtransit.com/press-releases/nj-transit-reminds-drivers-rail-crossing-safety: 300 grade crossings
https://policy.tti.tamu.edu/strategy/grade-separation/: $10 million to $30 million
40 percent of that is $8 million
300 grade crossing elimination would cost $240 million

High Platforms
Plauderville: https://www.nj.gov/transportation/capital/stimulus/pdf/NJTRANSITARRAprojects.pdf
$15 million 2009 dollars is about $22 million 2024 dollars
40 percent of $22 million is about $9 million
109 low level stations would cost around $1 billion

Atlantic Branch to NJ Transit
4 mile Tunnel: $4.2 billion

Susquehanna and West Shore Branches
65 miles of elevated viaducts: $10.4 billion

Pascack Valley Line Double Track
LIRR Main Line Triple Track: https://libn.com/2022/10/03/lirrs-third-track-is-completed/
9.5 miles for $2.6 billion is around $273 million
40 percent of $273 million is around $109.2 million.
30.5 miles is around $3.45 billion

M9 Order
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/new-trains-lirr-delays-d6u58eaw#

Yards
https://future.mta.info/documents/20-YearNeedsAssessment_FullAppendix.pdf
Page 219
40 percent of $390 million is $156 million

Other

Danbury to Southeast
https://future.mta.info/documents/20-YearNeedsAssessment_FullAppendix.pdf

Second Ave Subway to NJ
7 mile Tunnel: $6 billion

HBLR to Englewood
https://www.fundfornj.org/crossroadsnj/reports/transportation?page=7

Pictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascack_Valley_Line#/media/File:River_Edge,_NJ,_train_station.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plauderville_station#/media/File:Plauderville_Station_-_August_2023.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_River_Tunnels#/media/File:North_River_Tunnel_Portal.jpg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M9_(railcar)#/media/File:MTA_LIRR_train_leaving_Woodside.jpg

https://www.njtransit.com/northern-branch-corridor-project