President Joe Biden officially announced $3 billion in federal funding for Brightline West’s $12 billion high-speed rail system today in Las Vegas.
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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.”
Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., is the latest Nevada politician to urge federal leaders to earmark nearly $4B in grants for the Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles high-speed rail project.
The federal grant could provide up to $3.75 billion to establish Brightline West’s passenger rail service.
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.
Travelers were being urged to give themselves more time to get to the airport and to also check their flight status.
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.
The land deal is up for approval at the March 9 Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents meeting.
Brightline West entered into an agreement with several rail unions committing to the use of unionized laborers to operate and maintain the planned $10 billion Las Vegas-to-Southern California system.
Officials advise traffic at Las Vegas airport and nearby roads will be heavy through Feb. 16.
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Decades in the making, residents now have another option to cross the Colorado River between Laughlin and Bullhead City, Arizona.
Harry Reid International Airport set more records during a weeklong heat wave in early June.
A political action committee says Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ineligible to appear on the November ballot unless he resubmits his petition to comply with Nevada law.
The shop, inspired by classic soda fountain shops, features Mountain Dew, Dr Pepper, Sprite, Coke, Pepsi and other sodas mixed with flavors and add-ins.