Yeah, this would be that high speed rail boondoggle that is way, way, way overbudget, which almost no one will take (via Twitchy)
NEW: The Trump administration is canceling nearly $1 billion in federal money for California's high-speed rail project. https://t.co/EL7m4Z8ZkC
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) May 16, 2019
At the link, we can see someone stomping their foot
California Gov. Gavin Newsom immediately pledged to take the administration to court.
“The Trump Administration’s action is illegal and a direct assault on California,” he said in an emailed statement. “This is California’s money, appropriated by Congress, and we will vigorously defend it in court.”
Yeah, no, it’s the money of the citizens of the United States. Let Gavin use California’s money for this project.
JUST IN: Governor Newsom says CA will defend money in court after Feds cancel High Speed Rail $:
“The Trump Administration’s action is illegal and a direct assault on California, our green infrastructure, and the thousands of Central Valley workers who are building this project. pic.twitter.com/FoZdBERE42
— Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) May 16, 2019
Gavin himself has said that it will never reach LA nor San Francisco, so, what’s the point? The original estimate of the cost back in 1999 was $25 billion. Now we’re talking about somewhere between $63 and $98 billion (that’s why you may see $77 billion thrown around). One of the reasons for the $1 billion being pulled is
The decision was made based on the rail authority’s “repeated failure to submit critical required deliverables and its failure to make sufficient progress to complete the project.â€
Back in 2008, it was promised that it would be completed by 2022, including spurs to San Diego and Sacramento, but, now “the first segment of the line—San Jose to Bakersfield, almost 200 miles short of completion—won’t open until 2029.”
The money that was supposed to come from private investment didn’t. If Gavin wants the money, let him raise it in California.
