Trump administration targets funding for California high-speed rail project

Officials announce possible withdrawal of $4bn for project to shuttle riders between San Francisco and Los Angeles

The Trump administration is once again targeting California's controversial high-speed rail project, with federal transportation officials on Thursday announcing an investigation and possible withdrawal of about $4bn in federal funding.

Voters first approved $10bn in bond money in 2008 for a project designed to shuttle riders between San Francisco and Los Angeles in less than three hours. It was slated to cost $33bn and be finished by 2020. But the project has been beset by funding challenges, cost overruns and delays.