Billions Over Budget and Years Behind Schedule, California’s ‘Train To Nowhere’ Asks State for Another $7 Billion
A Democratic member of the assembly, Steven Bennett, says there is ‘no plan’ for the much-maligned project and a ‘good likelihood it’s going to get worse.’
Already staring down billions of dollars in cost overruns and years of delays, the managers of California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project are now warning state legislators that the project may grind to a halt entirely unless they pony up billions more in taxpayers’ money.
A representative from the California Legislative Analyst Office, Helen Kerstein, told lawmakers this week that the controversial high-speed rail project needs another $7 billion by June 2026, or the project could come to a halt.
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