A bipartisan group of Nevada and California lawmakers has asked the Biden administration to fast-track federal funds for the planned high-speed train between L.A. and Las Vegas.
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.with the High-Speed Rail Labor Coalition, which is "comprised of 13 rail unions representing more than 160,000 freight, regional, commuter, and passenger railroad workers in the United States," back in March.Copyright © 2023 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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