The Federal Railroad Administration withdrew funding for four projects tied to California's High-Speed Rail, including one in San Jose. The decision is expected to save over $175 million in federal dollars that otherwise would have funded related improvements. The Department of Transportation reports roughly $15 billion has been spent on the effort, with a projected total cost of $135 billion. The FRA has directed a review of all obligated grants connected to the project. In July the FRA terminated $4 billion in grant funding to the California High-Speed Rail Authority after a 315-page report identified serious issues, including that the Merced-to-Bakersfield line would not be completed by 2033.
"that would have otherwise been wasted to make improvements to this failed high-speed rail project."
"In 20 years, California has not been able to lay a single track of high-speed rail. Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg didn't care about these failures and dumped hundreds of millions of dollars into the state's wish list of related fantasy projects," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy in a statement.
"The waste ends here. As of today, the American people are done investing in California's failed experiment. Instead, my Department will focus on making travel great again by investing in well-managed projects that can make projects like high-speed rail a reality."
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