3 Routes are finalists for high-speed train between Chattanooga and Atlanta (Savannah: schools, cost)

[1lifealex]

3 Routes Are Finalists For High-Speed Train Between Chattanooga And Atlanta; Most Of Route Would Be Along I-75 Corridor
Sunday, October 30, 2016
After years of study, three possible routes have been identified for a high-speed rail line between Chattanooga and Atlanta.

One route follows closely the I-75 corridor, while a second would veer to the east and include Chatsworth, Ga. A third would have a connection to Rome, Ga.

The Georgia Department of Transportation study says following closely to I-75 is the shortest route at 128 miles between the Atlanta and Chattanooga airports. It also would be the quickest at 88 minutes.


The East Route would be 139 miles and take 95 minutes.

Including Rome would bring the length to 150 miles and the time to 102 minutes. However, it would draw the most riders - 13,204 per day. The I-75 route would have 11,725 daily commuters and the East Route would have the least at 8,556.

The I-75 route would cost $8.76 billion to build. The Rome route would be $9.81 billion. The East Route is $10.42 billion.

Officials said following closely to I-75 is the "highest performing" route.

Officials said, with the population between the two cities growing rapidly, that I-75 is expected to be above capacity by 2030. Traffic on alternative routes, including Highways 411, 41 and 27, is also set to be above capacity within 30 years.

The study said highways between the two cities are already near capacity during commuting hours.


Read the rest of the article here:
http://www.chattanoogan.com/2016/10/...igh-Speed.aspx

[1lifealex]

Come on Chattanooga what do you guys think?

[Creekcat]

It would never pay for itself.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by Creekcat

It would never pay for itself.

Neither do roads, parks, airports, museums, schools...

[1lifealex]

This would also be a smaller piece for a line that eventually could head up to Chicago and possibly down to Savannah, the one trillion dollars that Donald Trump is proposing for transportation infrastructure could help pay for this.

[An Einnseanair]

Originally Posted by Creekcat

It would never pay for itself.

Originally Posted by JMT

Neither do roads, parks, airports, museums, schools...

... police burglary units, fighter jets, aircraft carriers...