The Texas high-speed train project has been named among the top global infrastructure projects by infrastructure advocacy group CG/LA in its 2019 Strategic 100 Global Infrastructure Report.
Designed to identify projects with the most potential opportunity in the upcoming year, the CG/LA reports select those with widespread benefits and strategic importance in 30 targeted counties.
Texas Central CEO, Carlos Aguilar, said: “The Texas train is a transformational project that is generating attention and excitement among infrastructure experts who recognise it as a catalyst for creating jobs, boosting the economy and providing a much-needed transportation choice. We are ushering in a new industry, backed by an international team of partners, creating local jobs, and we are proud to be recognised among some of the most important infrastructure projects in the world.”
Furthermore, on a national level, CG/LA (https://www.cg-la.com/) ranked the Houston-to-North Texas line as one of America’s most important projects.
The project is transformational not only because it will be the first true high-speed train in the United States, but also because it is financed by investors. It is not a government project and will not use federal grants or state appropriations. In 2018, CG/LA recognised the Texas high-speed train project in its Strategic 100 North American Infrastructure Report, calling it a crucial option “in advancing public and business interests.” The projects are “game changers,” the report said, important “for job creation, business development, long-term investment and the critical inputs that citizens demand, mobility and health, along with opportunities.”
The 200mph Texas high-speed train will link the nation’s fourth and fifth largest economies in 90 minutes, stopping mid-way in the Brazos Valley which has approximately 80,000 college students. The train will help relieve congestion and serve the demand already there and growing, including 50,000 super-commuters now making the Houston-North Texas trip regularly.
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