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California's high speed rail project and the $64 billion dollar plan
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Apr 29, 2016
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California's high speed rail project and the $64 billion dollar plan
A look at how the board's approval of the revised plan calling for $64 billion dollars will help speed up California's high-speed rail project.
Computer-generated image of a potential California high-speed train.
Computer-generated image of a potential California high-speed train.
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A look at how the board's approval of the revised plan calling for $64 billion dollars will help speed up California's high-speed rail project.

When it is finally up and running, California's high speed rail project will be fast... very fast. Speeds of up to 220 miles per hour they say.

Getting to that point, however, has been a process that has been very slow-moving, to say the least. 

But there was progress made yesterday as the board overseeing the project approved a revised $64 billion dollar plan.

Reporter Tim Sheehan of the Fresno Bee joins joined the show for more.

To hear the full segment, click the blue play button above.