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Yes, HSR is expensive, but $33-$37 billion for 700 miles of double electrified track is not that expensive. This comes to $19 million per mile. Notice that double electrified track light rail in urban areas can run from $30 million per mile up to $140 million per mile, depending on terrain. Dallas' DART light rail is running around $30-$40 million per mile. Seattle's big dig of light rail, mostly tunnel, is running around $140 million per mile. Florida expects its HSR between Tampa and Orlando, following interstate right of way, will costs around $14 million per mile, and Florida is using the Jet Train instead of electrifying its tracks, saving $3 million per mile. Therefore, California's cost per mile is only about $2 million more per mile, not bad considering there will be several miles of tunnels out of LA, and the Bay Area..... The costs of $37 billion, the high end of the estimate, does not equal the amount of money California spends on highways each and every year..... HSR can be built just by placing a moratorium on highway spending for only one year, just one year! However, California expects to build the HSR between San Jose and LA for around $10 billion, around 350 miles...... Its the other 350 miles that will costs twice as much....
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