California’s beleaguered high-speed rail project paid more than $680,000 in dubious travel expenses to consultants connected to the project — including premium plane tickets and rideshare trips to gyms, nightclubs and an “escape room,” according to a damning new audit.
A report released Tuesday by the inspector general of the California High Speed Rail Agency found the department paid some $2 million in travel payments to four consulting firms — financial, legal and track design contractors — but handed out a slew of questionable reimbursements in the process.
Consultants billed the state for premium flight upgrades, prohibited international…
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