California has underestimated the challenges of constructing the California bullet train, that will require punching 36 miles through mountains North of Los Angeles. "State officials say the tunnels will be finished by 2022 — along with 300 miles of track, dozens of bridges or viaducts, high-voltage electrical systems, a maintenance plant and as many as six stations." They will have to cross the tectonic boundary that separates the North American and Pacific Plates. They haven't chosen an exact route through the mountains yet and are behind schedule on land acquisition, financing and permit approvals, among other crucial tasks, and is facing multiple lawsuits.
It is scary to think that the already extremely expensive California bullet train is going to be behind schedule and even more expensive, because people believed they could get it all done way earlier than possible. We are already a nation deep in debt and this will set us even further behind. This could have devastating effect on California and the United States financially.
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-bullet-train-cost-final-20151025-story.html
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