COVID Status of California High Speed Rail

We know the cost estimates continue to rise, besides COVID, what else happened this year to impact California’s high speed rail project? The California Assembly adopted a resolution to delay the contract.

What happened this week? The Board of the High Speed Rail Authority, for the first time, did not approve the 2020 business plan

The cost estimate for the California High Speed Rail system? $80 billion

What did the Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee say?

• “I have personally lost all confidence in this group to develop and deliver what they promise,”
• “From inconsistent cost estimates to impossible program schedules, they provide fictional ridership expectations and exaggerated benefits.”

Los Angeles Times | California high-speed rail board delays key finance plan after lawmakers push back