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February 25, 2022
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Releases Final Environmental Studies to Connect Silicon Valley and Central Valley
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today released the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIR/EIS) for the approximately 90-mile San Jose to Merced Project Section in Northern California. The Authority’s Board of Directors will consider the final document for approval during its two-day board meeting on April 20 and 21, in conjunction with the proposed approval of the preferred alternative alignment. If approved, this project section will move closer to being “shovel ready” for when preconstruction and construction funding becomes available.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2022
NEWS RELEASE: Investments in High-Speed Rail Continue to Lift California’s Economy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Investments in clean, electrified high-speed rail continue to generate positive impacts for the economy in California’s Central Valley and beyond. The latest data shows an rise in jobs and economic investment.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2022
NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Issues Draft 2022 Business Plan for Public Review and Comment
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As California takes the lead in building a modern, clean and sustainable transportation system, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today issued its Draft 2022 Business Plan for public review and comment. The release of the draft plan comes just 10 months after the Authority’s Board of Directors approved the final 2020 Business Plan, which included an extended public comment period due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2022
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Recognized as Employer of the Year by Organization Advancing Women in Transportation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has received the prestigious Employer of the Year award from the Women in Transportation Seminar (WTS) Sacramento chapter. This annual award recognizes a transportation organization for outstanding leadership in mentoring women in the transportation field, providing opportunities for upward mobility for women and having women at the highest levels of leadership.
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2022
NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Board Clears Final Environmental Hurdles to Advance Service into LA
LOS ANGELES – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) Board of Directors today unanimously approved the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the approximately 14-mile Burbank to Los Angeles project section. This action clears the way for full California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) clearance of nearly 300 miles of the high-speed rail project’s 500-mile Phase 1 alignment from San Francisco to Los Angeles/Anaheim.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2022
NEWS RELEASE: Authority Meets Federal Grant Match Requirement a Year Ahead of Schedule
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has accepted and approved the remaining California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) state funding match to federal dollars. Today’s action completes a major component of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding grant, a year ahead of schedule.
Read MoreDecember 16, 2021
VIDEO RELEASE: 2021 Year in Review Special
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has released a 30-minute 2021 Year in Review special reviewing the year’s progress and highlighting the work that has brought the Authority one step closer toward delivering the nation’s first clean, electrified high-speed rail system.
Read MoreDecember 9, 2021
PHOTO RELEASE: FRA Deputy Administrator Visits Nation’s First High-Speed Rail Construction Sites
FRESNO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) welcomed Amit Bose, Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), to visit construction sites and get an update on station planning efforts, during a trip through the Central Valley.
Read MoreNovember 19, 2021
NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Awarded Federal Grant to Advance Economic Development and Improve Infrastructure in Wasco
WASCO, Calif. – The United States Department of Transportation today awarded a $24 million grant to the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), advancing the nation’s first high-speed rail system while enhancing and better connecting the community of Wasco (Kern County).
Read MoreNovember 18, 2021
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Releases Fall 2021 Construction Update
FRESNO, Calif. – Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) released its Fall 2021 Construction Update highlighting the progress being made on the nation’s first high-speed rail project. Highlights include progress across all high-speed rail construction packages, including new aerial views of the Cedar Viaduct where crews are working on the dual span of arches over State Route 99.
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