California High-Speed Rail Price Tag Jumps To $231 Billion

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By BeauHDApr 29, 2026, 3:00 pm125 pts
Longtime Slashdot reader schwit1 writes: California's long-delayed high-speed rail project is now facing renewed scrutiny after state leaders revealed a dramatically higher price tag, now estimated at roughly $231 billion, nearly seven times the original $33 billion projection approved by voters in 2008. The…

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