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The section they are construction is a section that a) will need to be built anyway, and b) be used as a test section to iron out the inevitable kinks that will
by Anechoic 13y ago
The section they are construction is a section that a) will need to be built anyway, and b) be used as a test section to iron out the inevitable kinks that will pop up. The logic is that if a project is going to run into problems (which any large project, including this one, will) you may as well do the easier part first to make the later harder parts go more smoothly.
- kposehn 13y agoIt would be logical to do that if it were a section that would see some measure if high speed use. The section which would see that would be from Martinez to Davis. That segment sees many capital corridor trains daily and would immediately benefit from high speed service. What they are working on now sees a small fraction of the ridership, iirc.
- Anechoic 13y agoIt would be logical to do that if it were a section that would see some measure if high speed use. Not necessarily - a lightly traveled starter corridor works well for a new system in terms of minimizing disruptions when the inevitable problems crop up. To be honest, if it were up to me, I would recommend starting it where it would get the most ridership, but the CHSRA has a legitimate argument here. Also the project can more easily deal with adverse impacts in "the middle of nowhere" better then it could in a more heavily populated area.