The Brightline West High-Speed Rail project remains $15.5B short of its $21B fundraising goal.
This comes as the developers behind the project are awaiting a $6B loan from the Trump administration. The company has currently raised $5.5B for the high-speed rail project.
The entirety of Brightline West is to encompass 218 miles of high-speed rail between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Only roughly 34 miles of track will be in Nevada.
The Nevada portion of the track is being designed by Atlas Technical Consultants and will be constructed by Las Vegas Paving Corporation. Additional elements of the project include the 200KSF Brightline West Maintenance Facility in Sloan, and the Las Vegas Brightline Station.
The station is designed by Grimshaw Architects and will be constructed by McCarthy Building Companies. The maintenance facility is being designed by HNTB and will be built by The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.
Editor’s Note: The Brightline West project has appeared in several NVBEX articles. Our previous coverage is available here.
Brightline West Director of Public Affairs Antonio Castelan recently said in a statement the project is currently advancing with “contract execution” and going according to plan.
Upon its initial proposal, the transportation project was set to be completed prior to the 2028 summer Olympics. The timeline has since pivoted to late 2029.
