Items Tagged with 'high-speed rail'

Environmental reviews and planning for projects should be separated, researcher says.

The 38-mile section is planned to have nearly 28 miles of tunnels.

The grant awards include $3.1 billion for the California High-Speed Rail Authority and $3 billion for the Brightline West linking Southern California to Las Vegas.

The carrier said it is working with private rail developer Texas Central Partners to seek federal funds to further determine viability of reviving the stalled project.

The high-speed rail project backers have applied for a $3.7B in federal funds to underwrite the effort. 

A two-year pause of work will have uncertain impacts on the supply chain, overall program costs and local communities, according to a new report.

Brightline West officials say work on the $10\-billion project could begin later this year.

Officials plan to reduce costs and impacts by sharing a commuter rail service corridor for the 43-mile section between San Jose and San Francisco. 

Funds will go to the completion of the Central Valley portion of the state's beleaguered high-speed rail project.

Texas Central Railroad wants to build a $30-billion high-speed passenger rail between Dallas and Houston.