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TimesLIVE
04-08-2025
- Business
- TimesLIVE
US cancels environmental review, grants for long-stalled high-speed rail
The US government said on Friday it cancelled an environmental review of a long-delayed proposed high-speed rail project between Washington and Baltimore, and scrapped $26m (R468.1m) in grants, effectively ending the project. The transportation department said it was rescinding funds for the proposed $20bn (R360.17bn) Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (Maglev) project, after 'nearly a decade of poor planning, significant community opposition, tremendous cost overruns, and nothing to show for it'. The proposal aimed to run trains powered by magnetic forces at speeds up to 500km/h, either underground in deep tunnels or elevated on viaducts. The developer, Northeast Maglev, criticised the decision to cancel the environmental review, calling it the 'missed opportunity of a generation to deploy the fastest and safest ground transportation system in the world,' that 'further cements America's transportation infrastructure technological inferiority'. It noted that since its inception, the privately-led initiative had invested nearly $158m (R2.84bn) in the project. The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said it will not prepare a final environmental analysis, saying the project is no longer feasible. An environmental review, started in 2016, has been on pause since 2021.
Deccan Herald
03-08-2025
- Business
- Deccan Herald
US cancels review, grants for stalled high-speed rail project
The U.S. government said on Friday it cancelled an environmental review of a long-delayed proposed high-speed rail project between Washington and Baltimore, and scrapped $26 million in grants, effectively ending the project. The U.S. Transportation Department 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." The proposal aimed to run trains powered by magnetic forces at speeds up to 311 mph (500 kph), either underground in deep tunnels or elevated on viaducts. The project sponsor did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Federal Railroad Administration said it will not prepare a final environmental analysis, saying it is no longer feasible. An environmental review, started in 2016, has been on pause since 2021. The FRA said the project faces "unresolvable significant effects to federal agencies, federal property, and critical agency infrastructure and operations during project construction and operation," including the Defense Department, NASA, and other national security and government agencies. China has been using MAGLEV technology for more than two decades on a limited scale. Shanghai has a short MAGLEV line running from one of its airports. Last month, the U.S. Transportation Department canceled $4 billion in federal grants for California's ambitious but much-delayed high-speed rail project, prompting the state to sue.
Epoch Times
03-08-2025
- Business
- Epoch Times
Trump Admin Cancels $26 Million Funding for Baltimore-DC Maglev Train Project
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will cancel two grants worth more than $26 million for the Baltimore-Washington Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (SCMAGLEV) project, citing significant project delays and high costs, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said in an Aug. 1 statement. The project proposed setting up a high-speed rail system based on superconducting magnetic levitation (Maglev) technology between Baltimore and Washington, at an estimated cost of almost $20 billion.
Indian Express
01-08-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
US cancels $26 million grant for long-stalled high-speed rail project
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. 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.
