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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15180739/los-angeles-las-vegas-high-speed-train-cost.html

LA to Vegas high speed train now predicted to cost $21 BILLION,
as critics warn final sum will be far higher

The price tag for the much-anticipated high-speed train between
Southern California and Las Vegas has soared to $21.5 billion
with warnings the number could keep rising.

The 218-mile railway will take passengers from Las Vegas to
Southern California in just two hours, with a Metrolink
connecting them to Los Angeles Union Station.

At speeds of up to 200 mph, Brightline West hopes that its
project will promote a 'car-free, care-free lifestyle'.

Earlier this year, Brightline West reported that the
railway's construction would cost $16 billion, double
the initially projection.

But rising costs due to labor shortages, material cost
inflation, and competition from other infrastructure
projects has driven the cost up even further, according
to Desert Sun.

To make up for the difference, the company has requested
a $6 billion federal loan through the US Department of
Transportation.

. . .

This shit is often seen in military contracts.
Underbid - then cry "We Need Lots More Money !"
a little later on.

Only solution - immediately Dump and SUE the
contractor. Make sure that biz strategy NEVER
pays off.

Oh, and didn't anybody get the memo ? Vegas is
DYING FAST. It just doesn't appeal to many people
anymore and prices there deter even the olde
tyme faithful. Had its run, soon a ghost town.
Run the train to TEXAS instead to facilitate the
evacuation of the insane blue left coast ......

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