LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A high-speed train connecting Las Vegas with Southern California is now expected to cost over $21 billion.
The Brightline West project is listed as an applicant for a $6 billion loan via the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing.
The application is dated Sept. 26, and the “actual or projected eligible project costs” are listed as $21.5 billion. Antonio Castelan, a Brightline West spokesman, told News 3 the actual cost is $21.05 billion, and the Federal Railroad Administration misprinted the number…