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A damning new report from the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury exposes serious flaws in the BART Silicon Valley Phase Two project — a $12.7 billion, decade-long endeavor to extend rail six miles into San Jose and Santa Clara. The jury blasts the VTA for poor management, opaque cost projections, and an ineffective oversight committee, all while the agency pushes forward with major contracts and even bought its own boring machine. Phase One, already in the red with far lower ridership than predicted, sets a troubling precedent. Funding for Phase Two is dangerously uncertain, relying on a November voter measure that’s far from guaranteed — and federal support falls short of expectations. Even if completed, the VTA forecasts $200 million annual losses for the first three years. The jury warns: without stronger oversight, accountability, and independent analysis, this could become the most expensive and disastrous transit project in the region’s history.

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