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California Is Abandoning A Plan To Build A High-Speed Train From LA To SF - 02/12/19

Los Angeles — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he is abandoning a plan to build a high-speed rail from San Francisco to Los Angeles, a project with an estimated cost that has ballooned to more than $77 billion and is years behind schedule.

"The current project, as planned, would cost too much and respectfully take too long," Newsom said during his first State of the State address. "There’s been too little oversight and not enough transparency."

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/california-bullet-train-plan-abandon-newsom-rail

 

Trump Administration Cancels $929 Million for California High-Speed Rail Project - 02/19/19

The Trump administration says that it will cancel more than $900 million in federal grants earmarked for an ambitious California high-speed rail project after the state’s Democratic governor said he now plans to focus on completing a single segment in an interior region. In addition, the U.S. Transportation Department said in a statement Tuesday that it was exploring legal options to recoup $2.5 billion in federal funds already granted to the project by the Federal Railroad Administration. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-19/u-s-cancels-929-million-for-california-high-speed-rail-project