Transportation
Vegas-to-California $12 Billion Rail Line Kicks Off Construction
- Brightline West awarded $3 billion under infrastructure bill
- Fortress-backed rail refinancing some $4 billion for Florida
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Brightline West, a $12 billion high-speed rail project connecting Las Vegas to Southern California, broke ground Monday, the latest step in bringing high-speed rail to the US.
“People have been dreaming of high-speed rail in America for decades — and now, with billions of dollars of support made possible by President Biden’s historic infrastructure law, it’s finally happening,” Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement.