US cancels $26 million grant for long-stalled high-speed rail project | World News


The US Transportation Department said Friday it is cancelling $26 million in grants for a long-delayed proposed high-speed rail project between Washington and Baltimore.

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USDOT said it was rescinding funds for the proposed $20 billion Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Magnetic Levitation, or MAGLEV project, after “nearly a decade of poor planning, significant community opposition, tremendous cost overruns, and nothing to show for it.” An environmental review of the project has been on pause since 2021.





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