California High-Speed Rail Authority misses deadline for plan

(The Center Square) – The California High-Speed Rail Authority missed the May 1 deadline to submit a report to the Legislature about the long-delayed project and its estimated cost of $126.2 billion.

The agency’s 2026 business plan, a draft of which was released in February, was due Friday.

“The authority now anticipates a revised timeline for adoption of the business plan, with board consideration at its planned June 1, 2026 meeting and transmittal to the legislature on that same day,” a spokesperson with the High-Speed Rail Authority wrote in an email to The Center Square on Friday. “This adjustment will allow the authority to better align the business plan with the fiscal year 2026-27 budget cycle. This alignment is particularly important given ongoing project delivery discussions that will help inform the final business plan.”

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