California’s high-speed rail is a money pit—billions over budget, five years behind schedule, and still not a single track or passenger. What was sold as a bold future is now a taxpayer-funded black hole. It’s 2025 and the only thing moving is the cost. Time to cut the funding,…
"The saga of California’s High Speed Train to Nowhere continues.
"Legal Insurrection readers with really long memories may recall that President Trump audited California’s high-speed rail project back in 2018, during his first term.
"At that point, the project had blasted through its budget and now may cost close to $100 billion. The subsequent inspector general report uncovered much that was..problematic. Subsequently, this February, the Trump administration threatened an investigation into the project and how the money was being spent.
"In today’s update, a recent report reveals that California received $7 billion in federal funding for its high-speed rail project, but has failed to lay any actual track.
"Despite more than a decade of planning and spending, the ambitious project (intended to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco) has faced repeated delays, cost overruns, and bureaucratic hurdles. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy is threatening to cut the funding to the project.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened Wednesday to pull federal grants for California’s High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) after it spent nearly $7 billion in taxpayer funds over a decade and a half without laying a single foot of track.
In a 310-page report, Duffy detailed the missed deadlines and stretched budget for the long-running project — and gave the Golden State’s high-speed rail office until July 11 to respond or get around $4 billion in additional grants cut off." . . .
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