Houston Chronicle

Cost jumps for bullet train in California

- From staff and wire reports

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The projected cost of California’s bullet train between San Francisco and Los Angeles has jumped to $77 billion and the completion date has been pushed back four years to 2033, according to a business plan released Friday.

The plan by the California High-Speed Rail Authority presents the latest setbacks for a project that’s been beleaguere­d by delays and cost overruns since voters first gave it the greenlight in 2008.

It focuses almost entirely on first opening track between San Francisco and the inland Central Valley, a goal the state is still billions of dollars short of financing.

The plan calls for a fresh infusion of cash from the Legislatur­e and private money to cover the costs of weaving tunnels through mountain passes between the Silicon and Central Valleys.

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