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Sadly, we might be repeating Britain’s high-speed rail mistakes

A rendering of the high-speed rail line between Quebec City and Toronto. The Parliamentary Budget Officer said this week its projected cost could be $75-billion to $113-billion, considerably more than the government’s estimate of $60-billion to $90-billion.

© PAUL ELLIS

Construction work continues on the Water Orton HS2 viaduct in Coleshill, central England, Sept. 3. The two viaducts holding HS2 railway tracks 20 metres high over the River Tame and the M42 motorway will be supported by 32 giant piers and run for 700 metres and is part of HS2's complex Delta Junction over existing roads and rivers.
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