“In order to hit its 2033 deadline and $77-billion budget, the California High-Speed Rail Authority will have to increase daily spending by up to nine times over the next four years or risk putting the already-delayed system further behind,” Vartabedian reports.
That works out to $27 million a day.
That works out to $27 million a day.
Apollo Moon Program Comparison
In case you’re wondering, that’s federal government spent about $30 million a day during the 13 years of the Apollo moon program.
Californians, however, aren’t going to the moon.
They just want an alternative to clogged freeways and busy airports for getting back and forth between the Bay Area and Los Angeles.
Read the Story, Watch the Video
Read Vartabedian’s story at this link.
Click on the photo at the top of this story to view CHSRA’s August update on the project’s progress in Fresno.
Bob L.
September 4, 2018 at 7:42 pm
Connecting two of the world’s financial mega-regions as well as transforming the economy of the State’s impoverished Central Valley is worth it. The economic benefits will win the century.