The São Paulo Brazil Metro has four lines that have a total length of 57.6 route km (35.7 route miles). The first line opened for revenue service 4 September 1974 on Line 1-Blue between Jabaquara and Vila Mariana and construction began on 14 Dec 1968. Map and information is
here.
“Presently, from the about 10.5 million passengers using the public transport system at the Metropolitan Region, just 2.6 million are transported by railway systems. The fleet of cars and individual transport comprises 4.5 million vehicles. Hours spent in traffic jams exceed 20 days per year, resulting in an economic cost evaluated at US$ 6 million/day. Transport made by vehicles accounts for about 80% of all pollutant agents in the atmosphere.”
I’m still researching how much the São Paulo cost to construct but I’m positive it was more then estimated as it has been on every metro in the world. As the fist line in Brazil took 6 years to construct I can’t foresee the first line of the SD Metro being completed before 2010.
Only time will tell.
Rick