LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Brightline West high-speed rail project connecting Las Vegas to Southern California is now scheduled for completion by late 2029, the company told FOX5 late Tuesday.
The 218-mile line will run in the median of Interstate 15. Work is underway at the site of the future Las Vegas train station off I-15 near the 215, though Brightline says there is not yet a definite date for tracks being laid.
Project timeline and development
Brightline acquired XpressWest in 2018, a local company that had been working on a rail project for years and had made progress with permits.
In 2020, California approved the high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Victorville. Caltrans entered a lease agreement allowing Brightline to build in the I-15 median…