California High-Speed Rail Reaches ‘Momentous Milestone’

California’s high-speed rail project has solved an issue that could have prevented it from building vital parts of its infrastructure.

The City of Millbrae and the California High-Speed Rail Authority reached an agreement on Tuesday, resolving a legal dispute that could have blocked the project from building train stations in the area.

Newsweek contacted the California High-Speed Rail Authority for comment outside of regular working hours.

The Context

The clash between the City of Millbrae and the California High-Speed Rail Authority occurred due to concerns that the project would take control over land away from city authorities, and that stations for the project would not be properly integrated with existing infrastructure.

What To Know

Under the terms of the agreement, the City of Millbrae will oversee land use and planning on the west side of the existing Millbrae BART station…

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