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Brightline West, developer of the proposed $8-billion high-speed train between Southern California and Las Vegas—a project that has been on financial hold since last fall—now says the project is back on track.

Proponents include construction, labor, transportation, environmental, and clean-energy groups.

Industry observers still think major legislation will require some Republican support.

The year 2020 provided a bumpy budgetary ride for all modes of transportation, and some industry insiders don’t expect airport and transit ridership to return to pre-pandemic levels for years.

Lines such as NJ Transit comply with Dec. 31 deadline for key safety technology, spending about $11.5 billion, with $3.4 billion in federal grant and loan funds provided.

$10-billion allocation can go for payroll, operations, maintenance, but construction projects are eligible too.