Here’s a solution to High Speed Rail through Morgan Hill: I read an article that the city of Hawthorne, Calif., has signed a contract with the Elon Musk boring company to bore a two-mile tunnel for traffic. Why can’t the state do the same thing with the High Speed Rail to bypass Morgan Hill downtown?
Since there are no stops in Morgan Hill, this should be easy to do. Make it big enough for two trains (four tracks), and you can run the regular Union Pacific trains through it too. Morgan Hill could chip in for that as it will be a big benefit to the quality of life along the current Union Pacific tracks, where there have been a lot of homes built up lately.
I don’t understand why Gov. Jerry Brown hasn’t proposed that solution. It would make his HSR less expensive. Seems like an easy, cheaper solution.
Regards,
Mark Ziebarth
Morgan Hill
