charlie hebdo Some posters (who don't like government or HSR) seem to think cost overruns are unusual. One word: Pentagon.
Some posters (who don't like government or HSR) seem to think cost overruns are unusual. One word: Pentagon.
I doubt there's anyone here who thinks there's any excuse for those either.
It's easy, far too easy, to be a spendthrift when it's someone else's money you're playing with.
I remember reading a few years ago about a long-serving congressman, it doesn't matter who or what party he belonged to, who was one of the biggest spenders of the people's money raising holy hell with a contractor over the cost of replacing the roof of his Georgetown home. When it was his OWN money...
MidlandMikeThe article says that unforseen needed changes caused the cost overruns. Other countries had big problems building their first HSR.
When you take on a 'big' project you have no idea of the situation that construction of the project may run into - AND HAVE TO BE SOLVED. Mother Nature throws sliders, curves and knuckleball at the engineer that envision, spec and design the big projects - if you are going to make it in the world of big projects you have to hit each problem as it presents itself out of the park.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
The article says that unforseen needed changes caused the cost overruns. Other countries had big problems building their first HSR.
From the LA Times
Cost overruns hit California bullet train again amid a new financial crunch (msn.com)
And the billion is just for the "easy" part of the line in the Central Valley, &diety knows what the complete line will cost
Will someone please put it out of its misery and kill it?
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