The professors project a $5.87 billion payroll budget during construction.
Their study states the payroll result if all parties invested in DesertXpress tomorrow, and finished up in a few years; that is absent any side effects from equilibrium.
Let us study where the report can go wrong:
1) DesertXpress will be delayed until the California High Speed Rail breaks ground
2) DesertXpress will be delayed as California High Speed Rail takes up existing resources.
3) Intelligent, faster BRT in HOT lanes generates better results, sooner and enthusiasm for rail dissipates.
4) The state of Nevada is asked to pony up $2 billion, and drops out
All of these are likely to happen.
When the dust settle, I do not expect DesertXpress, HSR, nor much light rail. I expect we will repeat our last two tries at this, put in rails; then take them out. Rail gets in the way in the modern world.
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