As it turns out it doesn’t actually cost that much on regular transit, there’s an AIRPORT SURCHARGE because it’s an “airport train”.
No wonder Americans don’t use public transit, even when the system exists it’s ridiculously difficult and expensive to use.
Very little of this project made it into the local economy (33,469 construction hours, which equates to 22 full-time jobs).
And yes…some politically-connected mafia types who are far far away from Oakland did make bank on this.