Time for Newsom to show leadership: End the high-speed rail disaster
It is well past time to pull the plug on California’s high-speed rail project. A US Senate Transportation Committee revealed that the cost is now projected to be $231 billion — seven times the orig…
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Opinion Time for Newsom to show leadership: End the high-speed rail disaster By CA Post Editorial Board Published April 29, 2026, 8:51 p.m. ET It is well past time to pull the plug on California’s high-speed rail project. A US Senate Transportation Committee revealed that the cost is now projected to be $231 billion — seven times the original estimate. The project is already more than a decade behind schedule, and Gavin Newsom has already said it would not connect LA and San Francisco, as envisioned. Enough already. It is well past time to pull the plug on California’s high-speed rail project. Getty Images If California wants “green” alternatives to existing road, air, and rail, there are other, more workable ideas.
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