After years of hearing about a bullet train shuttling passengers between Dallas and Houston in 90 minutes, the public will get a chance to talk about the ambitious and controversial project.
Last month, the Federal Railroad Administration for the train down to . Rural Texans in between the state鈥檚 two largest urban areas had been waiting to see if the train would possibly cut through their property 鈥� a in the process.
Texas Central Partners, the private company developing the project, along with representatives from the railroad administration, will present the draft publicly and allow Texans to weigh in on the proposed path in a .
The Dallas County meeting will be held Monday, Jan. 29 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Wilmer-Hutchins High School. Navarro County residents can attend a meeting on the same day at the same time at Corsicana Middle School. Ellis County鈥檚 meeting will take place at Ennis High School on Jan. 30 from 5 to 9 p.m.
If you can鈥檛 make those North Texas-based meetings, you can review the that details impacts of the project and to the Federal Railroad Administration. The public comment period to March 9.
Texas Central plans to finance the project, which is expected to cost more than $12 billion, with private investments and possibly federal loans, according to the . The developer will have to purchase thousands of properties across the state to pull off the project.
The company says the train system is expected to generate $36 billion to the economy over the next 25 years, create more than 10,000 jobs per year during construction and more than 1,000 permanent positions when it's completed.
