FRA gives go-ahead to Florida high-speed rail project

On May 13, Florida Governor Charlie Crist marked the Federal Railroad Administration's decision to approve Florida's high-speed rail. The FRA, for the first time in the country's history, issued a final Record of Decision for a major high-speed rail project, the Orlando-Tampa segment of Florida's high-speed rail program.

This allows the Florida Department
of Transportation to begin the design, land acquisition and construction of the
Orlando-Tampa project.