construction of LGV high speed rail line Paris-Tours-Bordeaux announced

In Godzone the Auckland City Council can't even get the central government to contribute to an underground railway loop in the central business district, but in other countries politicians have better vision.

In France, Bordeaux will be only 2 hours from Paris with the constuction of the Ligne à Grande Vitessse (high speed line) Sud Europe Atlantique for which contracts costing 8 billion Euros have been announced.   Information about the project on this webpage.