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April 17, 2025
NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority and City of Millbrae Reach Settlement Agreement
MILLBRAE, Calif. – The City of Millbrae (City) and the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today announced they have reached a settlement agreement in the City’s lawsuit regarding high-speed rail in Millbrae.
Read MoreApril 4, 2025
PHOTO RELEASE: Central Valley Training Center Surpasses 250 Graduates to Complete Pre-Apprenticeship Program
SELMA, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today recognized 16 more students to complete the Central Valley Training Center (CVTC) pre-apprenticeship program located in the city of Selma, surpassing 250 program graduates since it first began in 2020.
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2025
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Announces Public Scoping Process for Environmental Review of the Central Valley PV/BESS Project
Fresno, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) invites the public to participate in the scoping process for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Central Valley Photovoltaic and Battery Energy Storage System (PV/BESS) Project.
Read MoreJanuary 30, 2025
PHOTO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Completes Fargo Avenue Overcrossing in Kings County
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is kicking off the new year with another completed high-speed rail structure. The Fargo Avenue overcrossing opened to traffic today in Kings County. The overcrossing is east of State Route 43 and the city of Hanford.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2025
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Investment Contributes Billions in Economic Benefit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today released its 2024 Economic Impact Analysis Report highlighting substantial benefits to the state and underscoring the project’s role in stimulating economic growth, as work continues to build the nation’s first high-speed rail system. “The benefits of investing in a high-speed rail system continue to ripple through the California economy,” said Authority CFO Jamey Matalka.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2025
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: La Inversión en el Tren de Alta Velocidad de California Aporta Miles de Millones de Dólares en Beneficios Económicos
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – La Autoridad del Tren de Alta Velocidad de California (Autoridad) publicó hoy su Informe de Análisis de Impacto Económico de 2024, destacando beneficios sustanciales para el estado y subrayando el papel del proyecto en la estimulación del crecimiento económico mientras continúan los trabajos para construir el primer sistema ferroviario de alta velocidad del país.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2025
NEWS RELEASE: California’s High-Speed Rail Program Celebrates Progress and Highlights Next Steps Towards Operations
WASCO, Calif. – Governor Gavin Newsom, California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) CEO Ian Choudri and community leaders, officially kicked off the Authority’s railhead project in Wasco commemorating the first steps in the track and systems construction process. This work is made possible due to the substantial completion of civil works under Construction Package 4 (CP 4), the southernmost segment of high-speed rail construction in California’s Central Valley.
Read MoreDecember 20, 2024
PHOTO RELEASE: Students Head Into the Trades After Completing Central Valley Training Center Pre-Apprenticeship Program
SELMA, Calif. –The Central Valley Training Center recognized 12 more students to complete the Central Valley Training Center pre-apprenticeship program located in the city of Selma. To date, 235 students have completed the program ready to venture into new careers in the trades.
Read MoreDecember 10, 2024
VIDEO RELEASE: HSR Celebrates Groundbreaking of McKinley Ave & Golden State Blvd Grade Separation Project
FRESNO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) alongside local and state leaders today celebrated the groundbreaking of the McKinley Avenue and Golden State Boulevard Grade Separation in the City of Fresno. “Breaking ground on this massive grade separation highlights continued progress the high-speed rail project is making in California’s Central Valley,” said Authority CEO Ian Choudri. “This paves the way toward fulfilling our commitment to Californians by delivering a state-of-the-art, electrified high-speed rail system capable of achieving speeds of 220 mph.”
Read MoreNovember 27, 2024
VIDEO RELEASE: ICYMI – California High-Speed Rail Highlights Recent Small Business Diversity & Resources Fair
MERCED, Calif. – In a spirit of gratitude, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) shares heartfelt thanks to all the small businesses collaborating, and seeking to collaborate, with this transformative project. In case you missed it, on October 23 more than 200 small business entrepreneurs attended the Authority’s Diversity and Resources Fair held at UC Merced.
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