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to cost less than one tenth that of subways. So for prbaboly less cost than this minimal proposal one could build a monorail with stops at Doncaster, The Pines and Templestowe, several places on the freeway, Footscray, the university/hospital precinct and on to the city. Which would be better value for money? That cost comparison ignores the Potentially significant enabling works required on existing rail lines and that the monorail could be at grade (i.e. cheaper) along the freeway. That might cover the cost of the additional stations (which need not be major monuments).While I'm all for an orbital route, the beginning is already in place with the Alamein line. Extending this to Fairfield at one end and Oakleigh via East Malvern and Chadstone at the other end would make much more sense, as well as being vastly cheaper than tunnels from Box Hill. Make this a monorail and you could extend it to Rowville much cheaper (i.e. sooner) than the announcement also suggested. It could also be extended across the northern suburbs and eventually even be an additional non-car link to the airport.
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(VISITOR) AUTHOR'S NAME
Fousiyariyas
MESSAGE TIMESTAMP
19 december 2014, 10:20:22
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