A pair of grants are set to boost two major West Coast intercity passenger rail projects. The U.S. Dept. of Transportation awarded $3.1 billion for California High-Speed Rail construction and $3 billion toward building the planned Brightline West project to link Las Vegas and Southern California, officials announced Dec. 5.
The grant to the California High-Speed Rail Authority is planned to advance work along the 119-mile Central Valley segment, where work is currently underway on 26 projects. The authority says it also plans to put the money toward construction of the Fresno station, final design and early works between Merced and Bakersfield and the design of other train facilities.
