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The thing is we know very specifically the damaging role of consultants on this project. The lack of in-house capacity (10 state employees!) led to outsourcing absolutely everything to people whose goal is less building trains than maximizing profit.
www.latimes.com/local/califo...
www.latimes.com/local/califo...
How California’s faltering high-speed rail project was ‘captured’ by costly consultants
When California shifted its bullet train plan into high gear in 2008, it had just 10 employees to manage and oversee design of the largest public construction project in state history.
www.latimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The thing is we know very specifically the damaging role of consultants on this project. The lack of in-house capacity (10 state employees!) led to outsourcing absolutely everything to people whose goal is less building trains than maximizing profit.
www.latimes.com/local/califo...
www.latimes.com/local/califo...