The latest push for a high-speed rail line connecting Las Vegas and L.A. has bipartisan support. Nevada officials have requested billions to fund it.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Nevada and California have united in the latest push for a new high-speed rail line that would connect the Los Angeles area with Las Vegas.
U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada is leading the group whosaid in a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation that the project would"help bolster Southern Nevada’s tourism economy and reduce congestion" on roadways. Brightline has asked for $3.75 billion in federal cash connected to the Biden administration's federal infrastructure law. The Southern Nevada Building Trades Union would be used during construction of the railway.
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