this Trump administration Another $175 million in funding is being cancelled for California’s high-speed rail, marking another setback for the state’s heavily delayed projects.
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday it would withdraw funds to $175 million in separation, over-crossing and design work, and build a high-speed railway station in Madera. The move comes as $4 billion in federal grants cancelled earlier this summer, offering $4 billion in grants to the state’s ambitious but long-term plans.
California sued challenged withdrawal of funds in July, saying the decision was illegal.
The cuts in funding are another obstacle to the 16-year effort to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco through three-hour train rides, which will provide the fastest passenger rail service in the United States.
The rail system’s first $10 billion bond issuance received approval from California voters in 2008, has established more than 50 major rail structures, including bridges, overpasses, crossroads and viaducts, and completed a 70-mile (113 km) guide.
The project also faces many delays and spiral costs, currently there is no part of the railway and no completion date for several years.
The San Francisco-Los Angeles route was originally scheduled to be completed in 2020 with a cost of $33 billion; the estimated cost has since risen to $89 billion to $1128 billion, starting services along a portion of the Central Valley, with only expected to be by 2033. On Monday, state lawmakers suggested the project need In view of the reductions in federal funding, investments continue every year.
The move also marks the latest conflict between the two Donald Trump and the governor of California Gavin Newsom – widely considered a contender for the party’s 2028 White House nomination. Both leaders have repeatedly clashed since Trump took on the issue of transportation to immigration to trans rights. Earlier Tuesday, the transportation department threatened to cancel the state’s $33 million safety fund after California did not enforce federal rules requiring truck drivers to speak English.
California’s High Speed Rail Administration did not comment immediately, but in July, the News Magazine said the termination of the grant was equivalent to “a motive for personal hostility toward California and the high-speed rail projects by President Trump, rather than on the ground.
Trump took action to revoke $929 million in federal grants during his first term in 2019, and the state was challenged, leading to a settlement in June 2021. Joe Biden Recover the full amount.
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