Poll: Two-Thirds Support High-Speed Rail Revote
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new Field Poll finds nearly two-thirds of registered California voters support putting the high-speed rail bonds they approved in 2008 back on the ballot now that cost projections have skyrocketed.
A poll released Tuesday shows strong sentiment across political affiliations for holding another vote.
Californians approved selling $9 billion in rail bonds in 2008 but by a nearly two-to-one margin now say they would reject them.
California's High-Speed Rail Authority now projects the cost of the system to be $100 billion and trains to travel between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 2033. That's $57 billion higher and 13 years longer than original estimates.
Field interviewed 515 registered voters from Nov. 15-27. The poll has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
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