President Joe Biden’s administration has awarded $6 billion in federal infrastructure spending to California for two high-speed rail projects — one, a failing public-sector effort by the state; the other, a private rail line from Southern California to Las Vegas.
Huge win for CA – we've received nearly $3.1 billion from @USDOT & @USDOTFRA! This funding is critical to advancing the nation’s first 220mph HSR system toward passenger service.
🏗️ 119 Miles of Construction
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💰 $16B in Econ. Output pic.twitter.com/SnNuQ9Mkh8— CA High-Speed Rail 🚄💨 (@CaHSRA) December 6, 2023
In a press statement, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said:
Today, California was notified that the Biden-Harris Administration is awarding $6 billion to the state to build high-speed rail, investing in the whole system – San Francisco, Los Angeles and the Central Valley, creating connectivity north, south and with our neighbors to the east.
California High-Speed Rail Authority will receive nearly $3.1 billion for construction in the Central Valley, supporting the overall end goal of connecting San Francisco to Los Angeles. Another important rail project, Brightline, will receive $3 billion to connect Los Angeles to Las Vegas with 80% of the project’s construction in California benefiting the state’s economy and labor market.
The “bullet train” between San Francisco and Los Angeles is widely regarded as a failure. It was supposed to be finished by 2020, and to cost $33 billion. Nearly ten years ago, Breitbart News exposed the fact that the proposed train would not make the San Franciso-to-Los Angeles trip in under three hours, as originally promised to voters when they approved the project in a 2008 referendum.
The only portion that is under construction is in the rural Central Valley, and the overall cost of the project has ballooned to $113 billion. Newsom canceled most of the project in his first weeks in office, telling legislators that it would “cost too much” and “take too long.” But he fought the Trump administration to keep billions in federal funding despite failing to deliver on the project. The Biden administration has since restored funding — and is now adding billions more to the project.
The other project, a private high-speed rail line to Las Vegas, is more promising, partly because the ride itself will be seen as part of the entertainment of Las Vegas, rather than an actual travel convenience. As Breitbart News reported, that project reached a crucial milestone in March when the company, Brightline, announced a labor agreement for its construction. The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that the trip to Vegas would take two hours (as opposed to four, driving), would be ready by the time Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Summer Olympic Games, and would cost a total of $12 billion, mostly raised through private capital.
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California is receiving $6 billion for high-speed rail from @WhiteHouse.
We're building the first 220-mph, electric high-speed rail project in the nation. This is a major vote of confidence and provides this project with new momentum. pic.twitter.com/ivLY014wMG
— California Governor (@CAgovernor) December 6, 2023
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