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The proposed system would connect up to 9 million people across the Cascadia region. (Peggy Bayard/Patch)
OLYMPIA, WA The Washington State Department of Transportation is touting a new report which, they say, could be key for developing a massive transportation project linking Oregon, Washington and British Columbia.
If completed as proposed, it would mean an investment of between $24 and $42 billion dollars to create a new ultra-high-speed ground travel system that could run at up to $250 miles per hour, with up to 30 trips a day.
The study traces its origins back to 2016, when Gov. Jay Inslee and British Columbia Premier Christy Clark signed an agreement promising to work together on a new, high-speed transportation system. From there, WSDOT was tasked with creating a study to determine the feasibility of that proposed system. Now, after several iterations, their study, 2020 Framework for the Future, has been released and submitted for consideration to the Washin