# California High-Speed Rail Authority

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-06**: Authority issues procurement revision notice — The High-Speed Rail Authority confirms no train contract has been executed, cuts the order from six trainsets to three, and drops initial Buy America requirements.
- **2026-07-31**: OIG releases 2026 Business Plan review — Inspector General Benjamin Belnap issues a letter warning that funding could be exhausted by December 2027 and that the 2033 service target is statistically unlikely.
- **2026-03**: Schedule slips nine months by March 2026 — Between August 2025 and March 2026, the Merced-to-Bakersfield construction schedule slipped nine months, extending the realistic completion window.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### CA High-Speed Rail Faces $9.5B Gap as Clean Transit Timeline Slips
2026-08-12 16:03:09 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

A $9.5 billion funding gap and halved train order threaten California's high-speed rail, potentially delaying a core piece of the state's zero-carbon intercity transport strategy. The OIG says cash could run out by December 2027, while the realistic completion window slips to September 2034.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/climate-california-high-speed-rail-95b-funding-gap

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