Department of Transportation – California Globe

Pres. Trump to Investigate California’s High-Speed Rail Scheme: ‘Worst Managed Project I’ve Seen’

February 5, 2025 10:21 amFebruary 5, 2025 10:21 am

With President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday that he will be launching an investigation into the high cost of California High Speed Rail fulfilling a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) promise made late last year, many are celebrating. Not the Fresno...

Brightline West Rail Project Unveils Higher Than Anticipated Estimate Ticket Prices

January 22, 2025 2:45 amJanuary 22, 2025 2:46 am

A new $2.5 billion bond offering for the Brightline West high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga was unveiled on Monday, revealing that initial one-way ticket prices are estimated to be far higher than expected at between $119-$133....

CA Congressional Democrats Scramble to Push Huge High Speed Rail Grant

December 26, 2024 7:58 amDecember 26, 2024 7:58 am

A group of Californian’s congressional Democrats comprising of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Senator-elect Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Congressional Members Jim Costa (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Pete Aguilar (D-CA) continued to make a major push this week for the U.S. ...

DOT Awards 16 California Transit Authorities $233.9 Million For Low and Zero Emission Buses

July 10, 2024 2:30 amJuly 10, 2024 2:31 am

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Tuesday that various Californian cities and transit authorities would receive $233.9 million in grants to fund 16 mass transit projects aimed at transitioning to low-and zero-emission bus models. Overall, DOT said that,...

Brightline West Project Has Groundbreaking Ceremony In Las Vegas

April 23, 2024 2:45 amApril 23, 2024 2:46 am

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and other lawmakers officially broke ground on the Brightline West high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga, intending for the line to open in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los...

Biden Administration Awards $3 Billion to Brightline West Las Vegas-So Cal High Speed Rail Project

December 6, 2023 2:45 amDecember 6, 2023 2:46 am

The Biden Administration announced on Tuesday that they would be awarding $3 billion through the Department of Transportation as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to help start construction of the Brightline West project, a high-speed rail project...

California State Agency Staff

November 20, 2022 1:44 pmNovember 20, 2022 1:49 pm

Government Code Section 11200 authorizes the Governor, upon recommendation of the director of the following state departments, to appoint not to exceed two chief deputies for the Directors of the Departments of Finance, Transportation, and General Services, and not to...