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Construction Begins This Year on $10 Billion High-Speed Rail From LA to Las Vegas

The project to link the Los Angeles region and Las Vegas with a high-speed passenger rail service reached a major milestone late last month.

The project to link the Los Angeles region and Las Vegas with a high-speed passenger rail service reached a major milestone late last month.

Brightline West reached an agreement with several rail unions for the operations and maintenance of the service, which is a key step in enabling the project to proceed.

Construction on the US$10-billion private project is now expected to begin later in 2023 for an opening in 2027, making it the first high-speed rail system in the United States, and built just in time for the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games.

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