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That's simply false. And you know that. They've spent about 10.3 billion so far not all of which has been spent on the central valley section. And this spring
by Gibbon1 4y ago
That's simply false. And you know that.
They've spent about 10.3 billion so far not all of which has been spent on the central valley section. And this spring they approved 4.2 billion to finish the initial section. So we're talking 13 billion for 100 miles. One tenth your claim.
Worse for the Nimby's and industry funded AstroTurf groups is the last court challenges have failed. And so the courts can no longer be used to slow things down either. All they can do is continue to pay for doom and gloom articles to be published.
- Justin_K 4y agoWhat's your source? Wikipedia cites several sources at a budget of over 100m. The fact is this project is over 4x the initial budget sold to voters. It's a total money pit and political scam. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_High-Speed_Rail#:~:text=In%20addition%2C%20the%20cost%20of,35%20percent%20opposed%20continuing%20it https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_High-Speed_Rail#:....
- Arnt 4y agoWhat's 4×, in more detail? Let me describe a project I know: This thing was approved and is now well over budget. This happened because they decided to increase capacity by about 50% after getting approval, because of additional noise insulation required, and because construction prices have increased by perhaps 20% in the last couple of years. These added up to a doubling or a little more. Could you describe the components of that HSR 4× overrun in a similar level of detail?
- egberts1 4y agoWow. Can’t find an article to back up your extraneous claim.