Since its inception, California’s multibillion-dollar effort to construct a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco has been plagued by lawsuits, cost overruns and permitting challenges — all of which have helped to significantly delay the project.
But in just a few weeks, the state’s High-Speed Rail Authority will face yet another obstacle to its work: full Republican control of Washington.
On the heels of Donald Trump’s win, Republican lawmakers representing California once again see an opening to kill any federal funding for a high-speed rail in their state, telling NOTUS they even hope to claw back any unspent funds.