ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Brightline says it’s more than halfway done with construction to bring the high-speed rail service to Orlando.
The vehicle maintenance facility, near Orlando International Airport, will serve 16 trains a day and bring in dozens of new jobs.
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After that, the rail system is planned to connect to Tampa, but questions remain about the route.
On Wednesday, Brightline officials said there’s major progress on the high-speed rail system set to connect South Florida to the Orlando International Airport, which is set to start sometime next year.
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For the next leg, which would connect Orlando to Tampa with a stop in Disney, there are two options: one along State Road 417 and the other along State Road 528, which could cost $1 billion more.