High-Speed Rail Construction Begins Thursday, June 18, 2015 | Sacramento, CA Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. California High-Speed Rail / Flickr Like it or not, construction has begun on the first visible piece of California’s bullet train. A viaduct in Madera County that spans the Fresno River is part of the first slate of construction projects for the state's long-planned high-speed rail network. Tim Sheehan of the Fresno Bee reports that the project still faces funding challenges even though construction has started. The project has roughly $26 billion in potential state and federal money over the next 14 years, about half of the amount needed to complete the 500-mile route. Sheehan joins us to explain whether the High Speed Rail Authority can raise the money needed to complete the project. LINKS: L.A. Times: First bullet-train bridge set to rise in Central California Fresno Bee: California’s high-speed rail: A schedule under stress Fresno Bee: Farm Bureaus jump into Supreme Court high-speed rail case
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