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Palmdale to Burbank

The Palmdale to Burbank Project Section is part of Phase 1 of the of the California High-Speed Rail System connecting the Antelope Valley to the San Fernando Valley, which will bring high-speed rail service to the urban Los Angeles area with a new modern rail line that dramatically reduces travel time between the Antelope Valley and the Los Angeles Basin.

This 38-mile project section will connect two key population centers in Los Angeles County with multi-modal transportation hubs in Palmdale and Burbank.

This project section footprint spans from the southern portion of the City of Palmdale in the north, to Burbank in the south. The Palmdale Station, and the alignment to Spruce Court in Palmdale, were evaluated as part of the Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section, which was approved by the Authority Board in August 2021.The Burbank Airport Station was evaluated as part of the Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section, which was approved by the Authority Board in January 2022. This project section will provide a critical link between the Bakersfield to Palmdale and the Burbank to Los Angeles Project sections.

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SECTION HIGHLIGHTS

Upon completion, the Palmdale to Burbank Project Section will:

  • Provide a new link between Central and Southern California and the statewide transportation network
  • Connect the Palmdale and Burbank Airport stations, designed at speeds that would support a 13-minute trip time.
  • Provide new opportunities for economic development and connections to many destinations and transportation options
  • Connect high-speed rail to the region via existing and planned Metrolink stations
  • Enhance performance and safety while reducing pollution by using next generation signaling technology (positive train control, intrusion barriers and warning system, earthquake early warning, and more)
  • Provide connection opportunity in Palmdale for high-speed trains between Las Vegas and Los Angeles

 

SECTION DETAILS

On June 26 and 27, 2024, the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s (Authority) Board of Directors approved the Palmdale to Burbank Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the 38-mile Palmdale to Burbank project section. The action provides full CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) environmental clearance of 463 miles of the high-speed rail project’s approximately 500-mile Phase 1 alignment from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

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The State of California and the federal government both require a proposed infrastructure project to undergo an extensive assessment of the project’s potential impacts on the environment – land, air, water, minerals, plants, animals and noise – and proposed actions to avoid or mitigate those impacts, if feasible.

Decisions regarding how and where to build the California high-speed rail system are made and justified by using detailed environmental studies and public comments on the potential environmental impacts of the proposed rail system and routes.

The materials listed under the Documents & Reports section below include studies and reports the Authority has produced to date, along with corresponding public comments received, during the environmental review process of the Bakersfield to Palmdale project section.

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being or have been carried out by the State of California pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated July 23, 2019, and executed by the Federal Railroad Administration and the State of California. Under that MOU, the Authority is the project’s lead agency under NEPA.

The following documents are available for review upon request. The Authority encourages written requests submitted via our Public Records PortalExternal Link.

If you are interested in inviting the Authority to your community meeting to receive a project update, the team would be happy to coordinate with you.

(800) 630-1039
palmdale_burbank@hsr.ca.gov

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PROJECT SECTION ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS 

San Francisco to San Jose Project Section: Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement San Francisco to San Jose: Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement San Jose to Merced Project Section: Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement Bay Area to Central Valley: Partially Revised Final Program EIR Merced to Fresno: Final EIR/EIS Merced to Fresno: Central Valley Wye: Draft Supplemental EIR/EIS Merced to Fresno: Central Valley Wye Revised Draft Supplemental EIR/Second Draft Supplemental EIS Merced to Fresno: Central Valley Wye Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement Fresno to Bakersfield: Final EIR/EIS Fresno to Bakersfield: LGA Draft & Final EIR/EIS Bakersfield to Palmdale: Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement Bakersfield to Palmdale: Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement Bakersfield to Palmdale: Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement Burbank to Los Angeles: Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement Burbank to Los Angeles: Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement

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