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Trump Says He Will Investigate California’s High-Speed Rail Project

From the proposed Los Angeles-area station to San Francisco, the long-delayed project is expected to cost up to $128 billion.
Trump Says He Will Investigate California’s High-Speed Rail Project
In this aerial image, vehicles drive past farmland and part of the California High-Speed Rail Authority San Joaquin River viaduct construction project alongside U.S. Highway 99 through the Central Valley between Madera County and Fresno County, Calif., on Aug. 26, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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President Donald Trump told reporters on Feb. 4 that his administration will investigate the long-delayed California high-speed rail project, which was authorized by voters in the state in 2008.

California has dedicated billions of dollars to the project so far, yet no track has been laid. According to recent California High-Speed Rail Authority disclosures, 38 structures and 39 miles of guideway have been completed after spending $13.6 billion.
Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.