The California High Iron Project has not been completed for 17 years. The U.S. Department of Transportation has revealed internal problems.

On 4 June, the U.S. Secretary of Transport Sean P. Duffy publicly criticized California’s high iron project for serious delays and mismanagement. According to Duffy, the project had cost $16 billion since its launch in 2008, but 17 years later no high-rail orbit had been laid.