Friday, January 13, 2012

California High-Speed Rail Project Chief and High Speed Rail Authority Board Chairman Resigns

The political and management challenges facing California's bullet train project grew more complicated Thursday, when the chief executive of the $98.5-billion effort suddenly announced his resignation, just months before construction was supposed to begin.
Roelof van Ark, 60, an engineering manager with considerable international high-speed rail experience, announced his departure, raising new questions about the program's stability at a crucial juncture. At the same time, Thomas Umberg, a former state legislator, said he was stepping down as chairman of the California High Speed Rail Authority board, which is directing the project.

Prediction: This is going to get ugly.


http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0113-bullet-resign-20120113,0,7586034.story

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