Brightline West and federal, state and local officials broke ground on the long-discussed high-speed rail system linking Las Vegas and Southern California.
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is expected to attend the ceremony for the Las Vegas-to-Southern California high-speed train system.
Contrary to social media rumors the Las Vegas Monorail remains on track to transport riders in the resort corridor well into the near future, according to tourism agency that owns it.
It is expected that President Joe Biden will make an official announcement about the grant award Friday in Las Vegas.
A freshly erected fence with Brightline West advertising draped over it could signal that work on the long-discussed $12 billion project could soon get underway.
“It makes a bunch of sense,” LVCVA president and CEO Steve Hill said. “If you go out there now, traffic is better than it was before we built all this and that bridge is a big part of that.”
About 45,000 people drove through the California-Nevada border on Interstate 15 every day last year, but some days and months are more of a nightmare.
There are 69 planned stations for the Vegas Loop, including the majority of resorts along the Strip, Allegiant Stadium, UNLV and Harry Reid International Airport.
Light rain was falling across much of the valley Wednesday afternoon while the Spring Mountains may get up to 2 feet of snow during evening hours.
Brightline West is tracking to begin its planned Las Vegas-to-Southern California rail operations in a little as three-and-a-half years.