Vegas-to-SoCal rail line could get spring construction start

Vegas-to-SoCal rail line could get spring construction start

Article brief provided by Las Vegas Review-Journal
  • Mick Akers, Las Vegas Review-Journal
January 14, 2021 7:04 PM
  • Mick Akers, Las Vegas Review-Journal

After missing its planned 2020 construction start date, the company behind the high-speed rail project between Las Vegas and Southern California is hopeful work could begin this year.

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Brightline West plans to begin construction on the approximately 170-mile rail line between Southern Nevada and Victorville, California, as early as the spring, according to a project status update filed Jan. 4 with the Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority.

“The purpose of this letter is to provide a status update on the project, which is on target to commence construction in early Q2 2021,” Sarah Watterson, president of Brightline West, said in the letter.