FRA Awards $2,500,000,000 to California High-Speed Rail Authority
The California High-Speed Rail Authority received $2,500,000,000 under the FRA-HSIPR program.
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded $2,500,000,000 to the California High-Speed Rail Authority under the FRA High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Program (ARRA). The grant provided the ARRA tranche of federal funding for the San Francisco-Los Angeles high-speed rail system authorized under Proposition 1A. The $2.5B ARRA grant was fully expended by the statutory deadline of October 2017. As of August 2025, $13.8B total had been spent system-wide, with 80 miles (67%) of Central Valley guideway complete along with 58 civil structures finished.
Source award
California High-Speed Rail Authority — $2,500,000,000 from FRA-HSIPR, FY2010. Source
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