California's bullet train almost seems designed to discredit state government

This won't come as a shock, but the California High Speed Rail Authority has once again admitted the bullet train will cost even more than expected...

March 10, 2023
3:30 AM

This won't come as a shock, but the California High Speed Rail Authority has once again admitted the bullet train will cost even more than expected and will probably be delayed another few years. On Thursday, the HSRA provided a project update, which included a few remarkable takeaways. First, the initial stretch being worked on to link Bakersfield and Merced probably won't even be ready by 2030, as the rail authority said would be the case last year. Now, the HSRA says that segment could be operational sometime between 2030 and 2033.

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