MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A new report released by the California High Speed Rail Authority gives new insight into the profitability of the current project and what routes the project could take first.

Some of the new proposals include the possibility of not bringing the rail to the City of Merced.

"I think we were a little surprised, taken a little off guard by it," Merced Mayor Matthew Serratto said.

He said over the past few years, they've had a close working relationship with high-speed rail officials, making some of the proposals included in Friday's report that much more of a shock.

The report looks at a few different options, starting with the current Merced to Bakersfield plan. In that section of the report, the HSRA said, "This specific scenario would not achieve a positive

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