If California starts building a 130-mile segment of high-speed rail late this year as planned, it will enter into a risky race against a deadline set up under federal law.Best of luck, as everyone knows the green religion likes to worship the earth which slows the permit process.
The bullet train track through the Central Valley would cost $6 billion and have to be completed by September 2017, or else potentially lose some of its federal funding. It would mean spending as much as $3.5 million every calendar day, holidays and weekends included — the fastest rate of transportation construction known in U.S. history, according to industry and academic experts.
Monday, May 14, 2012
High-speed spending: California Bullet train may need $3.5 million a day
The L.A. Times reports: