Sunday, February 23, 2025

Railroad Job

The train to nowhere is still going nowhere:
It’s 2025 and the budget has shot up to $128 billion. Nothing has been built (except mansions for the well-connected) and there’s no sign that’s about to change. California’s multibillion-dollar high-speed rail project is behind schedule on obtaining the land it needs to complete its construction plans, according to a state inspector general report published Friday. Friday’s report comes on the heels of another one earlier this month that found construction on the initial 171-mile Central Valley line is unlikely to be completed by the High-Speed Rail Authority’s 2033 timeline. 2020, 2033, 3033, who’s counting anyway?
They might as well wait...
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