I have it on good authority (I just made it up so it is really good authority) that there is a rare and endangered butterfly that migrates across the proposed line of this high speed track. It’s migration takes place at any time of the year.
In order to protect this butterfly trains will be restricted to a maximum speed of 10 mph during hours of daylight and no more that 15 mph at night.
If there is NOT such a butterfly now, there WILL be soon!
The eco-nuts have been caught before transplanting species to new locations in order to support their zero development goals.
There will also be “Native American” remains found, even if they have to move them into the path in the dark of night to make it happen.
Designated “Native American Experts” will get rich deciding if the remains can be relocated, or the track has to be rerouted.
Bits of broken pottery will be enough to halt construction for months at a time.
It’s a very rural area, a few more modern bodies may turn up too, where IS Jimmy Hoffa?
This is going to be the most lucrative scam of the century, and you KNOW who will end up covering the expense when it’s determined to be a project “Too important to fail”!