California High Speed Rail costs about 1.5x per km than international high speed rail equivalents. But both highways and transit projects in general cost 2-3x more per km than peer countries. There is nothing exceptional about CAHSR's cost issues that merits immediate cancellation.
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Californians for Electric Rail
CAHSR is about 3x over budget, but is it a doomed boondoggle beyond saving? Our costs are higher than other countries, but only about 1.5x. A huge, ambitious project is going to have some sticker shock, and important reforms are in the works to reduce costs moving forward - but Duffy is in the way.
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