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California high speed project to receive $3.1 billion in FRA funding
December 6, 2023
Money will help advance San Joaquin Valley construction, purchase trainsets
A rendering of a California high speed train. A new federal grant will be used to buy the first trainsets for the California system. California High-Speed Rail Authority
WASHINGTON — The California High-Speed Rail Authority will receive about $3.1 billion for projects to continue development and construction in the San Joaquin Valley, U.S. Reps. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced in statements on Tuesday.
The funds will come from the Federal Railroad Administration, under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail program. It is the largest single infusion of federal money into the project since it was approved by voters in 2008, KTLA-TV reports.