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Total Spending Breakdown
  • Total Spent to Date:?Approximately?$15 billion?has been spent on the CHSR project over the last 16 years. As of mid-2025, over?$13 billion?to?$14 billion?of this total has been officially accounted for in active construction and planning.
  • Federal Taxpayer Contribution:?Roughly?$6.9 billion?in federal grants have been provided to the project over the past 15 years. This includes approximately $3.6 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
  • State Taxpayer Contribution:?The majority of funding is provided by the state of California. This includes?$9 billion?in state bonds approved by voters in 2008 (Proposition 1A).?
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Recent 2025 Developments
  • Funding Rescission:?In July 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation terminated approximately?$4 billion?in unspent federal funding, citing mismanagement and failure to lay track.
  • Ongoing State Commitments:?In late 2025, California officials authorized an additional?$20 billion?to keep the project alive, with plans for at least?$1 billion annually?for the next 20 years from the state's cap-and-trade program.
  • Northeast Corridor (NEC):?While not exclusively high-speed rail, the federal government awarded?$16.4 billion?in 2023 for infrastructure projects on the Northeast Corridor to support future high-speed "next-generation" rail service.?
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Cost Projections for Taxpayers
The estimated total cost for the full Phase 1 system (San Francisco to Los Angeles) has ballooned from an initial?$33 billion?in 2008 to approximately?$128 billion to $135 billion?by late 2025. Current projections suggest a funding gap of nearly?$100 billion?remains to complete the full system.?



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