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IN LAS VEGAS, ROSEN URGES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO AWARD FUNDING FOR BRIGHTLINE WEST
August 18, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) held a press conference to call on the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund Nevada’s application for federal funding to construct the Brightline West high-speed rail project, which will boost Nevada’s tourism economy.
SBCTA AWARDED $25 MILLION RAISE GRANT
June 28, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) received a $25 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant award.
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA BUILDING TRADES JOIN BRIGHTLINE WEST IN HISTORIC COMMITMENT TO ADVANCE U.S. HIGH-SPEED RAIL
March 9, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Today, the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California (SBCTC), Southern Nevada Building Trades Union and Brightline West, announced a historic memorandum of understanding to construct America’s first true high-speed rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California.
BRIGHTLINE WEST INKS COMMITMENT WITH HIGH-SPEED RAIL LABOR COALITION
February 21, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Brightline West, America’s first true high-speed rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California, today, announced a landmark agreement, establishing a commitment with several craft rail unions for the use of highly skilled union labor in critical jobs required to operate and maintain this historic project.
CALTRANS, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE AND BRIGHTLINE AGREE TO BUILD WILDLIFE OVERCROSSINGS FOR RAIL PROJECT
February 15, 2023
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and Brightline West have entered into an agreement to design and construct three wildlife overcrossings across Interstate 15 (I-15) and the future Brightline West high-speed rail system connecting Las Vegas and Southern California.
INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENT TO SPOTLIGHT BRIGHTLINE WEST
January 6, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Brightline West will be featured during the Inland Empire Regional Chamber of Commerce’s “High-Speed Rail is Headed to the Inland Empire” event on Wednesday, January 11, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Jessie Turner Community Center in Fontana, CA.
BRIGHTLINE ACQUIRES SITE IN LAS VEGAS FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL STATION
July 6, 2021
LAS VEGAS – Brightline Holdings has achieved a significant milestone with the successful acquisition of a 110-acre parcel that will serve as the future home for Brightline West.