Light Rail for Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas?

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The politics are a bit different down there in the Brownsville-McAllen region.  The only problem is, the area really doesn't have much money.
 
“Light rail in the Valley is economically viable. The cost of building the system is about $310 million,” Martinez told the Rio Grande Guardian and RGV Public Radio 88 FM, at the end of the LRGVDC meeting. “The feasibility study in 2010 said we would have a ridership of 16,000 per day, just in Hidalgo County.We think we could raise $1.6 million a month or $19 million a year, just from user fees alone. It will cost about $15 to $16 million to run it. So, we would be $4 million in the black.”
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So, it can be RUN economically, but can't be built.  So, let's see.  The surplus from operations of $4M/year would only take 77.5 years to repay - without interest. So viable...
 

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