Add a $1B detour for high-speed rail to Cesar Chavez’s legacy:
A costly reroute around the Cesar Chavez monument added $1 billion to California’s high-speed rail ...
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Cesar Chavez reroute added over $1 billion to California rail projectThe authority adopted the alternative alignment in 2021 for the 80-mile Bakersfield–Palmdale section.
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- The detour cost $815 million in 2020 dollars, exceeding $1 billion after adjustment for inflation.
- The alternative alignment was designed to run three-quarters of a mile from the monument, using viaducts, access roads and two tunnels longer than 1.5 miles.
- The authority’s board adopted the alternative design in 2021 within the environmental report for the 80-mile Bakersfield–Palmdale section.
- Henry Perea said officials were not actively reviewing the segment over possible monument abolition, but continued seeking savings along the alignment.
This is a billion dollars we don’t have.— Ernest Camacho, High-Speed Rail Authority board director, commenting on the added cost of routing around the Cesar Chavez National Monument.
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