High-Speed Rail Firm's Chief: Public Meetings Set for Proposal
A proposed high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston, already the subject of a federal environmental review, will soon be the focus of a series of public meetings in Texas, according to the president of the firm looking to build the line.
The Texas Department of Transportation will lead the six meetings next month in Dallas, Houston and other locations in between, Robert Eckels, the head of Texas Central Railway, said Saturday at The Texas Tribune Festival. Residents in the potentially affected regions will be invited to ask questions about the proposal. The meetings will be conducted as part of the federal environmental review.
“We'll talk about alternative routes and the impact on the communities and let people actually see the route on the map," Eckels said. "We'll talk about what our vision is."
Texas Central is attempting to build a multibillion-dollar direct line between Dallas and Houston that will transport travelers between Dallas and Houston in 90 minutes or less — without public subsidies. Eckels said Saturday that he expects the train to run daily every 30 minutes between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Read more: http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/20/high-speed-rail-firms-chief-public-meetings-set-pr/
