Despite uncertainty about the next governor’s support and the passion of critics who want it canceled, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is carrying on for now with $3 billion worth of work on three sections. Viaducts are rising, trenches are being built, salamanders relocated.
Nonetheless, the agency is facing a self-reported cost increase, to $77.3 billion from $67 billion, plus a four-year schedule delay, to 2033.