Gov. Brown Champions High-Speed Rail Even Though It’s Billions Over Budget CBS » California Governor Jerry Brown went to bat Thursday for the bullet train, insisting that high-speed rail will be built even though the project is billions of dollars over budget already. Recent revelations that the first segment, currently being built in the Central Valley, is over budget by 35 percent. For a total of $10.6 billion. During his address Thursday, he implied that billion dollar cost overruns are just part of the process. Michelle2018-01-26T16:02:19-08:00January 26th, 2018|California, California High Speed Rail, Design-Build, High-Speed Rail| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterEmail Related Posts Could Texas high-speed rail hit a speed bump this session? April 25th, 2019 ‘A fiasco from the beginning’ — Caltrans’ costs soar on $1.1 billion San Francisco tunnels April 10th, 2019 The Boring Company: What 8 Cities Really Think of Elon Musk’s Tunnel Vision March 26th, 2019 Sea level rise could threaten California cities and ports by 2040 March 21st, 2019 Can America Still Build Big? A California Rail Project Raises Doubts February 25th, 2019 How can California capture more water? Competing interests will have to compromise February 25th, 2019 DWR doesn’t expect to use Oroville Dam spillway anytime soon — but it’s preparing if necessary February 22nd, 2019 UC San Diego’s earthquake simulator will soon give truer sense of deadly temblors October 13th, 2018 WATCH: Big rig driver tries to navigate steep curve, goes over embankment instead October 13th, 2018
