US EditionTrump Administration Pulls $4B in Federal Funding for California's Bullet Train Project
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – Federal funding cut follows a compliance review citing cost overruns and missed deadlines, with less than 25% of project funding from federal sources, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced it would withdraw $4 billion in federal support previously allocated to California’s high-speed rail initiative, citing an unfeasible plan to complete the project.
- This funding cut followed a 315-page Federal Railroad Administration report highlighting missed deadlines, budget overruns, and low ridership projections, prompting earlier warnings in June.
- Initially approved by voters in 2008 with a $10 billion budget, the project sought to establish high-speed rail service between Northern and Southern California by 2020; however, rising expenses and setbacks have shifted the focus to a reduced 119-mile stretch within the Central Valley.
- President Trump called it the 'train to nowhere' and the 'worst-managed project' he's ever seen, while Transportation Secretary Duffy said, 'It’s time for this boondoggle to die,' blaming state officials for waste.
- Governor Newsom condemned the funding withdrawal as illegal and pledged to fight, asserting that California is 'miles ahead' in building America's only high-speed rail amid ongoing construction progress.
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(The Center Square) - The Trump administration officially terminated its funding of California’s 171-mile high speed rail segment in the state’s more sparsely populated Central Valley, citing an inability to complete the project by the 2033 deadline.
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El ComercioU.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that billions of dollars in federal funds would be cut to build a high-speed train between Los Angeles and San Francisco, a project that began more than 15 years ago. “Not a single cent of the federal government will go to this ESTAFA,” Trump announced on his social network Truth Social. He added that it is “an ill-conceived and unnecessary project, and a total waste of taxpayers’ money. But it …
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