We have the same thing here in the UK: HS2 has been rerouted around areas whose MP did NOT want it, and extra, pointless, stops added for places that insisted.

We have the same thing here in the UK: HS2 has been rerouted around areas whose MP did NOT want it, and extra, pointless, stops added for places that insisted. Increasingly I feel like these projects should be run by an elected dictator: Approve a budget and general outcome targets and then let one manager run it WITHOUT constantly having to fight every legislator, municipality, etc