Posted on 05/05/2024 12:43:32 PM PDT by george76
The High Speed Rail Authority shared an update on the Fresno River Viaduct ..
They were widely mocked with Elon Musk and Billy Markus piling in ..
California has been mercilessly mocked for boasting about completing the 'world's most pointless crossing' to nowhere at a cost of $11billion.
The California High Speed Rail Authority shared an update on the Fresno River Viaduct in Madera County last week, proudly saying it was one of the 'first completed high-speed rail structures'.
The Tweet did not get the reaction officials were hoping for with Elon Musk and Dogecoin creator Billy Markus piling in to mock the project.
The Viaduct has taken nine years to build and has cost taxpayers $11 billion as part of the state's long-delayed, bullet-train plan attempting to link San Francisco to Los Angeles.
Commenting on photos showing the bridge stopping at only 1,600ft long with either end floating unconnected in the air, Markus tweeted: 'This is the most remarkable human achievement ever.'
Sharing the rail authority's tweet he added: '1600 feet of high speed rail after 9 years and 11 billion dollars it takes about 5 minutes to walk 1600 feet so a high speed rail for that is a really big deal.'
He added: 'Wow so impressive, can’t wait until year 2400 for this to finish for 700 quadrillion dollars.'
Musk then chimed in, adding a crying face emoji.
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So far $11 billion of taxpayer money has been sunk into the scheme which aims to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco.
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It will take an estimated $100 billion more to finish the project and link San Francisco to Los Angeles with many calling for the project to be scrapped.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I wonder where the $11 billion has really gone?
My daughter was in private school here in Northern CA and one of the parents was a higher up for a firm providing security for the bullet train. The guy was making a killing on a pointless job. Its so bad a bunch of us dads were gathered in a group at a school auction and we were kidding the guy about getting paid so much for such a pointless job. Dude got really really angry and stormed off.
THAT is what I said. I mean really, how many people are going to utilize it when neither end is a highly populated workplace? Now, if one of the ends was LA or San Francisco or even the Bart station in Walnut Creek which can get you to San Francisco it would be something.
Not possible due to NIMBY people.
It would be a good project for The Boring Company.
But Elon Musk isn't paying attention to tunnels right now.
This: 👆👆👆👆👆👆👆👆 👀
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