# Cost overruns....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-overruns/854234>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 21, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-overruns/854234 "2020-05-21T12:08:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-overruns/854234/21 "2020-05-23T01:40:01Z")

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> [@Noelq](#):
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> California High Speed Rail.
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> Bond passed for 9 billion to complete.
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> Currently, its projected to cost $68.8 billion. And growing.

While the original San Francisco to Los Angeles scheme has shriveled to Merced to Bakersfield, representing about 22% of the originally planned distance and perhaps 5% of the potential ridership.

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