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Northwest Rail Update <br />The most up-to-date cost estimates for the Northwest <br />• <br />Rail Line represent a significant increase compared to <br />costs estimated by RTD last year <br />–Total project cost assuming a 2020 completion date was $1.4 B <br />(YOE) <br />–Assuming a 2024 completion date, the cost of Northwest Rail <br />increases to $1.7 B (YOE) <br />While there are a number of complex reasons for the <br />• <br />Northwest Rail cost increase, the change is primarily <br />related to two key factors: <br />–BNSF and RTD now have the benefit of 30 percent engineering <br />–RTD’s initial scope assumptions and cost estimates were prepared <br />without the availability of formal BNSF input <br />8 <br />5 <br />