Virgin Trains Have Continued Construction on South Florida to Orlando High Speed Railway

Currently, all construction has been halted at Disney World during the parks’ closure.

However, while Disney’s construction may be halted, it seems that some Orlando construction is going forward.

According to Orlando’s FOX affiliate, construction on the high-speed Virgin Train planned to run from South Florida to Orlando has continued, despite the current health crisis.

According to Virgin Trains Executive Vice President Rail Infrastructure Michael Cegelis, “We’re proceeding and proceeding on schedule. We’ve been able to absorb the impact so far, with the impacts being change in work procedures, change in cleaning procedures, sanitation, change in social distancing.”

Currently, Virgin reports that the project is approximately 30% complete, with 750 workers building the 168-mile railroad. Rail line officials have confirmed that “changes have been made to daily operations to ensure the work environment is safe for all.”

Cegelis continued by saying that, “Our linear type of construction, building a 168-mile railroad, means that by nature, the workforce is more spread out than they would be, in building a building.” He also added that, due to the shutdown of many other construction projects in the region, that works crews have been available to relocate and help with their project.

Currently, the railway line is on schedule to be completed by December 2022, though no word on if that would include potential plans for a Disney World station.