The US Department of Transportation announced on August 26 thatFunding for four high-speed rail-related construction projects in California, totaling $175 billion, will be cancelledIn July, the federal government just withdrew $4 billion in funding for California¡¯s high-speed rail project.

California: Trump administration¡¯s political motives clear

The US federal government said on the 26th that it will cancel financial support for the construction of overpasses, viaducts, related design work and high-speed rail stations in Madeira, California. The California High-Speed Rail Authority responded on the same day: "This is the Trump administration's initiative for California high-speed rail and Central Valley communitiesIllegal and obviously politically motivatedAnd the continuation of the groundless attack..."

California decided in July to withdraw funding for high-speed rail projects from the federal governmentProsecution, accusing this act of being unlawful¡£

Project costs have more than doubled after many years of overdue

California¡¯s high-speed railway plans to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco with a three-hour drive.It was expected to be America's fastest passenger rail system¡£

In 2008, California voters voted to issue bonds to raise $10 billion for the initial investment of the project. The project has now completed more than 50 major railway structures such as railway bridges and overpasses, and about 113 kilometers of guide rails have been laid.

The project was initially planned to cost $33 billion and will be completed in 2020.But the latest cost estimate has risen to $89 billion to $128 billion, and the start of operations is expected to be postponed until 2033.

The project reflects the fierce "party struggle" between the two parties in the United States

During his first term as president, Trump tried to withdraw $929 million in federal funding for California's high-speed rail project in 2019. California filed a lawsuit in this regard, which lasted until after the Biden administration came to power. In June 2021, California reached a settlement with the federal government and funding was restored.

According to Reuters,This is the latest manifestation of the dispute between the Republican-led federal government and Democratic-run CaliforniaRepublican President Donald Trump and Democratic California Governor Gavin Newton have repeatedly clashed over electric car regulations, the federal government¡¯s dispatch of troops to demonstrations in Los Angeles and even the price of eggs. Earlier on 26th, the U.S. Department of Transportation also threatened to cancel the state¡¯s $33 million grant due to California¡¯s failure to strictly enforce federal regulations that require truck drivers to speak English.