The Trump administration officially cancelled the previously awarded $929 million in funding for California’s bullet train project.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced the decision on Thursday. Its announcement comes almost three months after warning the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) regarding its incompliance with terms of their 2010 cooperative agreement.
In February, the FRA informed the CHSRA about its intention to cancel their cooperative agreement, which included the $929 funding for the bullet train project.
California failed to comply with the terms of its agreement with FRA
On Thursday, the FRA “terminated the cooperative agreement” and “will deobligate” the funding for the California high-speed rail project after careful consideration.
The federal agency explained that the California rail authority “repeatedly failed to comply with the terms of the FY10 agreement and has failed to make reasonable progress on the project.”
“Additionally, California has abandoned its original vision of a high-speed passenger rail service connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles, which was essential to its applications for FRA grant funding.”
