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After Caldwell’s surprise appearance at at HART board meeting, the staff reveals a problem with aluminum beams in the rail cars.

The new deadline of April 30 is not as late as officials wanted, but avoids a due date later this month

He’d be returning to federal service after working as a lawyer, city transportation director and HART interim director.

The federal government may extend the deadline for a final recovery plan until mid-2017.

At that price, there’s a funding gap of $1.8 billion. Meanwhile, the completion date has been moved back to December 2025.

The city now has no choice but to ask the Legislature for more help with the rail project, says Council Chair Ernie Martin.

For years, HART officials refused to release how much money subcontractors were being paid on the biggest infrastructure project in state history. Until now.

UPDATED: But with a new deadline set at year’s end, the feds balked at giving the city as much time as it wanted to figure out what’s next.

There’s not enough money to go any farther on the project. City officials are now scrambling for solutions.