Orlando Commuter Rail Bill Ballons

Click the title for full story and to add a comment! Orlando commuter rail bill balloons The state's cost to bring controversial commuter rail to central Florida will be $650-million, more than the $491-million originally forecast, a Florida transportation department spokesman confirmed today. The hike is mostly due to the cost of five overpasses jumping from $59-million to $204-million, which spokesman Dick Kane attributed to uncertain early estimating. While Orlando lawmakers push the deal, the new cost sparked more distaste from critics who say the 2006 deal never got enough public debate. "It's amazing. We're in the tightest budget year in 10 years, and they just keep finding money," said Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland, whose city faces more CSX freight traffic due to the 2006 deal.