The Department of Transportation launched a compliance review of the project in February after Republican lawmakers called for an investigation into its delays and rising costs. The review is examining a $4 billion funding commitment made during the Biden administration for construction in the Central Valley.
The investigation should determine whether the project will retain its federal funding.
“For too long, taxpayers have subsidized the massively over-budget and delayed California High-Speed Rail project,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a press release on the investigation. “President Trump is right that this project is in dire need of an investigation. That is why I am directing my staff to review and determine whether the CHSRA has followed through on the commitments it made to receive billions of dollars in federal funding.”
A little less than 20% of the funding comes from the federal government, and the other 80% is state funded, with about $4 billion in the bank, board chair Tom Richards said.
The California High Speed Rail Authority and its board members, and the Department of Transportation did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
