Construction on what is left of California’s “bullet train” has been halted by flooding in several areas of the Central Valley after recent heavy rains — and more flooding could be on the way with the spring snowmelt.
Gov. Gavin Newsom canceled the promised San Francisco-to-Los Angeles high-speed train upon taking office because, as heBut Newsom wanted to preserve the portion of the project that would connect several rural towns in the Central Valley — though it remains unclear if there is consumer demand for rapid commuter transit between them.
But while standing water at some locations has prevented work crews from reaching their job sites, the Central Valley director for the Cailfornia High-Speed Rail Authority said it’s the prospects for a lengthy summer run of water in local irrigation canals that present a greater potential disruption to construction later this year.
The rail infrastructure itself is intact, and is reportedly designed to withstand a 100-year flood. But construction will be slow, causing the latest delays in a project that was
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