Californias voters used to agree. In a 2008 ballot measure , they approved $9 billion in bonds to fund just such a train. Asadvertised, it was to connect the two big population centres, Los Angeles and the SanFrancisco Bay area. Speeds were to reach 220mph, giving a travel time of less than threehours; the project was to cost $33 billion and be completed as early as 2020.
加州的选民之前对此表示支持。在 2008年的投票表决中,选民同意拿出90亿美元债券基金来建造高铁。如宣传中所描述的那样,该铁路建成后将连接洛杉矶和旧金山海岸地区这两大人口聚集区。到时列车的行驶速度将达到220英里/小时,两地的旅程时间将不到3小时。这项工程将花费330亿美元并预计最早于2020年完工。
Then the iron law of infrastructure projects asserted itself. According to current estimates,the train would in fact cost three times as much or more, and take 13 years longer to build.Mr Obama still wants to help; he has asked Congress for $35 billion in railway funding overfive years, of which $3.5 billion may go to California. But even with the bond funds, thosedollops would cover less than 13% of the estimated cost. Republicans are in no mood toallocate more. 之后基建工程的魔咒又开始应验。根据目前的估计,这项工程实际支出费用将是预想的三倍或更多,并需耗时长达13年之久。奥巴马对此仍不放弃并给予一定援助;在过去的五年里他已向国会申请了350亿美元用于铁路建设,其中大约35亿美元用于加州。但即便如此,所有这些费用仍不足预计支出的13%。对此共和党人再无心援助更多。
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