Denham Statement on California High Speed Rail’s Route Change

WASHINGTON – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) released the following statement in reaction to news that the California High Speed Rail Authority plans to change routes:

“Now that the California High Speed Rail Authority is finally acknowledging what the rest of us have known for years – tunneling through the Tehachapis is going to cost them billions more than they have – they must stop their efforts to put down tracks that will never connect in other parts of the state. Congress is never going to allocate more money to a project that lacks the ridership numbers, speeds, private funding and voter support once promised. Without the billions in funding they need, the Authority’s change in plans amounts to nothing more than wishful thinking.”