Cost more to construct than allocated

• Cost estimates are already three years out of date 
• Estimates do not include the cost of trains or depot
• Every skytrain project to date has gone over budget
• Tunneling involves unanticipated costs and risks
• Underground utilities are “discovered” during construction

Cost more to operate than budgeted

• Operating cost for the Broadway Subway have never been released 
• Every skytrain line that has been evaluated has exceeded estimated operating costs
• The Broadway Subway will be operated by a private concessionaire that is not required to release data
• The Broadway Subway will not be inter-operable with the Canada Line
• Underground stations cost much more to operate than above-ground or ground level stations

Have additional costs for trains and depot

• Neither trains nor depot have been included in the budgeted development cost