LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- When California's "bullet train" was pitched to voters back in 2008, the cost of linking Los Angeles to San Francisco via high-speed rail was said to be about $40 billion.
But now, more than 15 years later, state officials say it's going to cost as much as $35 billion just to complete the 171-mile stretch between Bakersfield and Merced. Completing the entire line will require an additional $100 billion.
"It's never going to get built," Republican State Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones said. "It's never going to come to San Diego. It's never going to come to L.A., and it's always going to be $100 billion away."
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