Business Why does a Baton Rouge bus route cost $50 million? By Caitie Burkes - October 15, 2018 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint RAPID DREAMS: Rather than building a $180 million tram line, Baton Rouge officials want to invest an estimated $50 million to build a bus rapid transit line similar to what Kansas City has built. (Cou… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.