In 2015, Phoenix voters approved a measure that would allot $550 million for light rail expansion from downtown Phoenix east to the South Mountain Village Core. But newer documents that Valley Metro Rail filed with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and its Federal Transit Authority estimate costs at about $1.35 billion.

<p>In 2015, Phoenix voters approved a measure that would allot $550 million for light rail expansion from downtown Phoenix east to the South Mountain Village Core. But newer documents that Valley Metro Rail filed with the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and its Federal Transit Authority estimate costs at about $1.35 billion.</p>

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