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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Dec. 5 applauded the Federal Railroad Administration’s announcement that over $6 billion in grants to rail projects serving California were awarded through the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program, which provides capital funding for projects to modernize, improve and expand intercity rail services. This investment includes $3.1 billion for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, funding projects in Bakersfield, Hanford, Fresno, Madera, Merced, Selma, Shafter and Wasco, California.
In April, Padilla, the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.-11), and Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.-21) led 32 California lawmakers in calling on the Department of Transportation to issue these grants to the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
The $3.1 billion in funding for the California High-Speed Rail Authority will support activities including:
Padilla also applauded the additional $3 billion awarded to the Brightline West Project, which will connect California and Nevada.
The $3 billion in funding for the Brightline West Project will support the establishment of a new 218-mile intercity passenger rail system between Las Vegas, Nevada and Rancho Cucamonga, California by funding right-of-way acquisition, final design, and construction activities for the high-speed rail tracks, four stations and facilities, signal system, rolling stock, roadway modifications, and other associated infrastructure.
Earlier this year, Senators Padilla and Feinstein announced over $200 million in grants for the California High-Speed Rail Authority through the Department of Transportation’s consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements grant program.
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