California high speed rail authority two year delay – Page 2

California High-Speed Rail Board Approves Construction of Lines into Bakersfield, Merced

August 18, 2022 2:30 amAugust 17, 2022 9:02 pm

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors announced on Wednesday that they approved the continued construction of the network into both Merced and Bakersfield. Originally estimated to cost $33 billion in 2008, costs of the high speed rail system...

House Republicans Add More Pressure To Stop Funding for California High-Speed Rail

April 19, 2021 2:50 pm

In the last week, pressure has grown in Washington for Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to not fund or support California High-Speed Rail (CHSR). While there has always been significant opposition against the federal government from funding CHSR,...

California High Speed Rail Authority Faces Another Two Year Delay in Construction

March 30, 2021 7:13 amApril 1, 2021 6:46 am

A released letter from Spanish construction firm Dragados Monday found that the opening of the California high speed rail stretch between Bakersfield and Merced was likely to be delayed by another two years. In a letter obtained by the Los...