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Eugene

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Wed Apr 26, 2023, 08:36 AM Apr 2023

Bipartisan group asks Biden to fast-track federal funds for high-speed train between LA and Vegas [View all]

Source: ABC7 Los Angeles

Bipartisan group asks Biden to fast-track federal funds for high-speed train between LA and Vegas

By ABC7.com staff KABC logo
Monday, April 24, 2023 10:54PM

A bipartisan group of lawmakers from Nevada and California are asking the Biden administration to fast-track federal funds for the high-speed rail train planned to travel between the Los Angeles area and Las Vegas.

The group sent a letter today signed by all of Nevada's elected federal lawmakers and four California House members.

The lawmakers are on board with the Brightline West company's proposal to spend more than $10 billion to lay tracks along the 15 Freeway.

When completed, the train will have stations near the Las Vegas Strip, Rancho Cucamonga, Apple Valley and Hesperia.

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Read more: https://abc7.com/las-vegas-los-angeles-nevada-california/13182769/


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