California bullet train cost surges by $2.8 billion: 'Worst-case scenario has happened'

[feralkid]

Putting in the running rail is one of the latter things that gets done. They've been doing a ton of structure work in the valley.

These armchair engineers think they know everything; I'd pay real money to have them just stfu once in a while.

That moron can't even spell "utilities".

 

[Jaskalas]

Not even close. They have already blown the budget on moving utility's out of the way, so everything appears to be right on track for a clusterfuck of biblical proportions.

America certainly excels at making things impossibly expensive. From healthcare to walls to high speed rail.

 

[glenn1]

America certainly excels at making things impossibly expensive. From healthcare to walls to high speed rail.

Ironic how each side can easily see the shortcomings of the other's pet projects (climb over/tunnel over the wall, take the existing airplane service that will likely be cheaper than the vaporware HSR) and can't adjust their mindset to see the problems with their own.