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This high-speed rail project is a warning for the US

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This high-speed rail project is a warning for the US

A Vox explainer on why California's high-speed rail project is years late and far over budget, with only a few concrete structures built by 2022. It covers the political, legal and routing challenges behind the delays.

HN uses it as a high-level intro to how US megaprojects get stalled by regulation, litigation and local demands.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2022–2023

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