nypost.com Open in urlscan Pro
192.0.66.32  Public Scan

Form analysis
0 forms found in the DOM

Text Content

Close the sidebar
 * US News
   * Metro
   * Politics
 * World News
 * Page Six
 * Sports
   * NFL
   * MLB
   * NBA
   * NHL
   * College Football
   * College Basketball
 * Post Sports+
 * Sports Betting
 * Business
   * Personal Finance
 * Opinion
 * Entertainment
   * TV
   * Movies
   * Music
   * Celebrities
   * Awards
   * Theater
 * Shopping
 * Lifestyle
   * Weird But True
   * Health
     * Fitness
     * Health Care
     * Medicine
     * Men’s Health
     * Women’s Health
     * Mental Health
     * Nutrition
   * Sex & Relationships
   * Viral Trends
   * Human Interest
   * Parenting
   * Fashion & Beauty
   * Food & Drink
   * Travel
 * Real Estate
 * Alexa
 * Media
 * Tech
 * Astrology
 * Video
 * Photos
 * Visual Stories
 * * Today’s Paper
   * Covers
   * Columnists
   * Horoscopes
   * Crosswords & Games
   * Sports Odds
   * Podcasts
   * Careers
 * * Email Newsletters
   * Official Store
   * Home Delivery
   * Tips

Close the sidebar
Menu
 * Facebook
 * Twitter
 * Flipboard
 * WhatsApp
 * Email
 * 

TRENDING NOW

Skip to main content

FIANCÉ OF TEACHER BUSTED FOR ‘MAKING OUT’ WITH 5TH-GRADER...

'GREEDY' MEGHAN MARKLE IS 'BEING LAUGHED OUT OF HOLLYWOOD' BY...

THE HEARTBREAKING REASON WILLIAM AND KATE WANT TO RECONCILE WITH...

US News


CALIFORNIA MOCKED OVER $11 BILLION HIGH-SPEED RAIL BRIDGE TO NOWHERE THAT TOOK 9
YEARS TO BUILD

By Rich Calder

Published May 4, 2024, 5:17 p.m. ET

California is taking of heat for celebrating the completion of an high-speed
rail bridge that has cost taxpayers $11 billion and took nine years to build —
and clearly goes nowhere.

Critics — including Tesla founder Elon Musk and Dogecoin creator Billy Markus —
are ripping the California High Speed Rail Authority after it boasted about last
year’s completion of a “Fresno River Viaduct,” a mere sliver of the state’s
long-delayed, bullet-train project attempting to link San Francisco to Los
Angeles

Advertisement

“This is the most remarkable human achievement ever,” joked Markus, the creator
of the jokey cryptocurrency, on X Friday.

A California agency shelled out $11 billion over the past nine years building a
bridge for a high-speed rail line to nowhere, quipped the Dogecoin’s creator
Bill Markus. CA High-Speed Rail

“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,” added Markus, who also goes by “Shibetoshi Nakamoto.”

Advertisement


EXPLORE MORE


FIANCÉ OF TEACHER BUSTED FOR ‘MAKING OUT’ WITH 5TH-GRADER SAYS WEDDING IS OFF:
'SHE CHEATED WITH A LITTLE KID'


WISCONSIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, 24, BUSTED FOR 'MAKING OUT' WITH 5TH-GRADER
-- THREE MONTHS BEFORE WEDDING


FOURTH BODY DISCOVERED IN WELL WHERE US, AUSTRALIAN SURFERS WERE REPORTEDLY
FOUND DEAD IN MEXICO

“California is so competent.”

Musk also chimed in, posting a sad, crying emoji to express his sentiments about
the boondoggle of a project that is reportedly in danger of being scrapped.

Advertisement

That’s despite $11 billion in taxpayer dollars that have already being sunk into
the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco high speed rail project.

That figure includes both the bridge and other work on the first phase of the
high-speed route — which runs from Bakersfield north of Los Angeles to Merced,
which is about 80 miles from the Bay Area.

Critics were responding to an earlier post by the rail authority,  touting that
the Fresno River Viaduct in Madera County is one of the “first completed
high-speed rail structures.”

Advertisement

Critics — including Tesla founder Elon Musk and Dogecoin creator Billy Markus —
are ripping the California High Speed Rail Authority after it recently boasted
about last year’s completion of a “Fresno River Viaduct.” CA High-Speed Rail

“At nearly 1,600 feet long, high-speed trains will travel over the riverbed and
will run parallel with the BNSF Railroad,” the authority said on X.

Although reported estimates to complete the rail line will cost taxpayers about
$100 billion, Markus fired back, quipping: “wow so impressive, can’t wait until
year 2400 for this to finish for 700 quadrillion dollars.”

Advertisement

What do you think? Post a comment.

Venture Capitalist Patrick Blumenthal insinuated the authority should pump the
brakes on praising itself, posting a breakdown of the lack of progress the
rail-line project has made.

“0.3 miles completed. After 15 years. After $11.2 BILLION. $36.96 billion per
mile,” he wrote on X.


Ad



SHARE THIS:


Filed under california ,  dogecoin ,  rail ,  trains ,  5/4/24
Load more...

{{#isDisplay}}


{{/isDisplay}}{{#isAniviewVideo}} {{/isAniviewVideo}}{{#isSRVideo}}
{{/isSRVideo}}



TRENDING NOW

 1. Fiancé of teacher busted for ‘making out’ with 5th-grader says wedding is
    off: 'She cheated with a little kid'
 2. 'Greedy' Meghan Markle is 'being laughed out of Hollywood' by A-listers:
    source
 3. The heartbreaking reason William and Kate want to reconcile with Harry and
    Meghan: source
 4. Wisconsin elementary school teacher, 24, busted for 'making out' with
    5th-grader -- three months before wedding
 5. California mocked over $11 billion high-speed rail bridge to nowhere that
    took 9 years to build
 6. Fourth body discovered in well where US, Australian surfers were reportedly
    found dead in Mexico

https://nypost.com/2024/05/04/us-news/california-mocked-over-high-speed-rail-bridge-to-nowhere-that-took-9-years-to-build/?utm_source=url_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons
Copy the URL to share
 * Post Sports+
 * Email Newsletters
 * Mobile Apps
 * Contact Us
 * Tips

 * Facebook
 * Twitter
 * Instagram
 * LinkedIn
 * Email
 * YouTube

© 2024 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Terms of Use | Privacy

Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information/Opt-Out
Exit mobile version