1. Home
  2. Communication & Outreach
  3. Newsroom

NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Releases August 2021 Construction Update​

August 6, 2021

FRESNO, Calif. – Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority released its August 2021 Construction Update highlighting the progress being made on the nation’s first high-speed rail project. Highlights include summer progress across all high-speed rail construction packages and engagement with Fresno stakeholders as we plan for the future Fresno high-speed rail station.

The Authority currently has 119 miles under construction in the Central Valley within three construction packages. Design-builder contractors Tutor-Perini/Zachry/Parsons, Dragados-Flatiron/Joint Venture, and California Rail Builders together have 35 active construction sites with an average of 1,100 workers dispatched each day. For more information about ongoing construction, visit: www.buildhsr.com.

A still of the video, which reads Construction Update Summer 2021, shwoing a complete concrete road deck over tracks, and a super imposed play button, encouraging seeing readers to click the image to be directed to the video on YouTube.

Faces of High-Speed Rail

Meet people who are taking part in the high-speed rail program

Contact

Augie Blancas
(W) (559) 445-6761
(C) (559) 720-6695
augie.blancas@hsr.ca.gov

MEDIA INQUIRIES

All fields are required.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority makes every effort to ensure the website and its contents meet mandated ADA requirements as per the California State mandated Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA standard. If you are looking for a particular document not located on the California High-Speed Rail Authority website, you may make a request for the document under the Public Records Act through the Public Records Act page. If you have any questions about the website or its contents, please contact the Authority at info@hsr.ca.gov.