Heathrow runway will create £16bn burden for TfL
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ember.org, at 08:27:00 on Mon, 25 Apr 2016, Recliner
remarked:
The transport authority instead estimates that the development, which could
lead to heavier congestion on London's roads, buses and trains, will have a
£18.4bn price tag.
Is that figure net or gross of the fares the extra passengers will be
paying?
It's a capital cost, not an operating cost. And most road users don't pay
fares.
But how much of the £18bn is new roads, let alone ones TfL will be
responsible for?
Even many bus users don't pay fares (ie, they have bus passes).
That's only a small part of the bus traffic at Heathrow. And remember
HEx is paying for itself (both capital investment and operating costs).
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Roland Perry
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