Construction Costs

Competitive Cost

The corridor, at a cost of $45 million per mile, can be constructed within the Federal Railroad Administration’s published range for “European style high-speed rail” cost per mile parameters.

Immediate Core Objective: “The First Forty Miles®”

Estimated Cost is $1.8 Billion to Both:

• Build “The First Forty Miles®” in Nevada
  (between Las Vegas and the California state line at
  Primm/Ivanpah International Airport)
• Complete preparations for construction of the starter
  segment in California
  (between Anaheim and Ontario International Airport).
  

Construction Financing

Potential Funding Sources:

• Rail Programs Funded Under The American Recovery and
  Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009
• Equity and or State, Federal or Local Grants Bonds
• Transportation Infrastructure Finance Improvement Act (TIFIA)