SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown reappointed two leaders of California's embattled high-speed rail board on Wednesday, days before leaving office.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Flawed decision-making and poor contract management contributed to billions in cost overruns and years of delays in the as-yet unbuilt California's high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco, state auditors said Thursday.
The project is now estimated to cost $77 billion and is 15 years from completion.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The board tasked with overseeing California's ambitious high-speed rail project approved a new business plan Tuesday and pledged to keep pushing forward even as the plan faces stark financial challenges.
"We are going to deliver high-speed rail for the people of California," board chairman Dan Richards said.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — High-speed rail executives asked skeptical lawmakers Monday to provide more stable, long-term funding for the bullet train in the face of ballooning costs.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The projected cost of California's bullet train between San Francisco and Los Angeles has jumped to $77 billion and the completion date has been pushed back four years to 2033, according to a business plan released Friday.
The plan by the California High-Speed Rail Authority presents the latest setbacks for a project that's been beleaguered by delays and cost overruns since voters first gave it the greenlight in 2008.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on California's high-speed rail project (all times local):
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The projected cost of California's bullet train from San Francisco to Los Angeles has jumped 20 percent to $77 billion and the opening date has been pushed back four years to 2033.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawmakers approved an official audit of California's high-speed rail project Tuesday with the goal of understanding whether the ambitious infrastructure plan can be completed on time and without more dramatic cost increases.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a request to audit California's high-speed rail project (all times local):
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California's high-speed rail project will face fresh scrutiny from the state auditor.
A legislative panel approved an audit of the bullet train project Tuesday with bipartisan support. State auditor Elaine Howle says it will take her team six to nine months to complete the audit.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The agency overseeing California's bullet train project recommended Friday that a U.S. subsidiary of a German rail company design and operate a train segment from the Central Valley to Silicon Valley in its early stages.