Cost for California Bullet Train Surges By 2.8 Billion

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A bullet train can go 200 miles per hour and will make travel easier in California.

Joshua B., Writer

The cost of building a 119-mile-long bullet train track in California surged dramatically to 10.6 billion dollars. With the current funding, it is unknown if the track, deemed the nation’s largest infrastructure project, will ever be completed.

After the price surge, “the [California High Speed Rail Authority] voted to hire Brian Kelly, the secretary of the California Transportation Agency, as the authority’s new chief executive. His appointment fills a vacancy by Jeff Morales, who left the authority in June. Kelly will earn a salary of $384,984,” according to Mercury News.