Brightline West to Launch Field Work and Begin Hiring Workers
The Brightline West project is getting closer to groundbreaking on the high-speed line from Las Vegas to Southern California. After being awarded $3 billion from the Federal Railroad Administration in December, Brightline West has announced it’s launching field investigation work in Nevada. They are also beginning to recruit workers to construct the high-speed line, anticipating 11,000 hires to build the 218-mile high-speed line. If the project can begin construction soon, they hope to be finished in time for the 2028 Olympics, which are being hosted in Los Angeles.
Another good place is LA to San Francisco, maybe with a spur to Sacramento. But that route got sold to a group of idiots/con men that have wasted untold sums of money to accomplish next to nothing.
The Brightline West railway line is set to run between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Rancho Cucamonga, California. Officials have said the trains will reach top speeds of up to 220 mph and that they will be capable of making the trip in under two hours. The $12.4 billion line will intersect with California’s existing Metrolink system, which passengers could then use to travel into downtown Los Angeles.
Officials were hoping the new 218-mile line would be ready for the Olympics in 2028. However, it now appears the project has been hit with delays…
Why? Are they planning to hold LA Olympic events in Las Vegas? Or is Las Vegas just a cheap source of hotel rooms for less affluent fans willing to stay 200 miles from the action.