Las Vegas (NV) Sun, 11/18:
Nevada high-speed rail panel moving forward with XPressWest
During a three-hour meeting Wednesday, the five-member Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority unanimously selected XpressWest as the state’s franchisee for constructing a high-speed rail system that connects Las Vegas with Southern California.
Four applicants competed with XpressWest’s bid but authority officials were in agreement that the proposal was the only one that met their evaluation criteria.
XpressWest officials said they could start construction as early as fall 2016. The project aims to link Las Vegas to Los Angeles.
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Earlier this month, the Las Vegas-based XpressWest project, formerly named DesertXpress, announced a $100 million investment from a consortium of state-owned Chinese companies. XpressWest officials said they do not plan to seek public funding from the state.
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