TX Central High Speed Rail Path Coalesces. Japan Financing the $10 Billion.

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New information emerges about the path of Texas first high speed rail line between Dallas and Houston. The route will:

  • Follow utility corridors
  • “Alignment through commercial areas around U.S. 290 and Loop 610 in Houston”
  • Elevated tracks along I-10 to access downtown Houston.

The goals:

  • follow existing utilities and railroad tracks 
  • minimize impact on residential areas

Administrative Process and Timeline:

  • Late 2015 a draft environmental analysis will be made public
  • Federal Railroad Administration will have to approve the line
  • Funding will be private through the Japan Bank for International Cooperation

Houston Chronicle