The cost overruns have by no means all been the result of mismanagement.  Some were caused by opponents, like Cliff Slater whom you quote approvingly, who tied-up the project in court and delayed its start such that it was caught by booming construction prices.  In a fabulous display of chutzpah those opponents then turned round and said, “See it’s costing more, just as we predicted.”  Rail is far from the only victim: this week the Waikiki Community Center pre-school expansion project came in at three times the budget.  This editorial is written in a vacuum.  What will be the cost of the roads that will have to be built if rail is killed?  At the time the rail project was born there were studies that estimated road construction needed in lieu of rail at $10 billion. If you want to kill the rail project, as this commentary seems to imply, what is your alternative?  If you don’t have one, this editorial is tantamount to stomping your foot, picking up the ball and walking off the field.