Bonus I-70/71 Split Post

Last week when I was protesting the protest of SOPA, I attempted to investigate the source of the widely publicized $1.5 billion cost of the I-70/I-71 Split Fix project. The first 5 Phases of the project was projected at $816.1 million. Hidden in the Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) project delay was a 6th Phase of the Split Fix for the 315/70/71interchange for a cost of $836 million. Here's the scope of work:

Source: Slides from January 19, 2012, Public Meeting

So in other words, the estimated cost of the "Split Fix" is $1.652 billion dollars. (Source: TRAC List)

Project ID	Description	Cost ($ Million)	Previous Start	New Start
Franklin I-670/I71	Phase 1	$200.0	(Construction ends in 2014)	n/a
Franklin I-70/I-71	Phase 2 East Interchange	$261.7	2014	2025
Franklin I-70/I-71	Phase 3 East Trench	$109.7	2015	2028
Franklin I-70/I-71	Phase 4 South Trench	$158.2	2016	2032
Franklin I-70/I-71	Phase 5 East Freeway	$86.5	2016	2033
315/70/71 Reconstruction	Modify I-71/I-70/SR 315 interchange	$836.0	n/a	n/a
	Total Cost	$1,652.1

That's a lot of smackers.