U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Monday that his department is redirecting $2.4 billion in funding originally earmarked for California’s long-delayed High Speed Rail project to other intercity rail projects that require federal support.
The department announced it will be receiving funding applications for “projects that enhance safety on intercity passenger rail networks” through the National Railroad Partnership Program.
“This is the first of many Trump Infrastructure Dividends whereby recompeted federal dollars will be redirected from wasteful boondoggles to real infrastructure projects that benefit the American people,” the department said in a statement.
A total of $5 billion in federal funding is available, with $2.4 billion coming from repurposed California High Speed Rail funding….