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May 19, 2021

NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Releases May 2021 Construction Update

Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority released its May 2021 Construction Update highlighting the progress being made on the nation’s first high-speed rail project.

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April 22, 2021

NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Marks Earth Day 2021 By Moving Toward Greener Construction

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors adopted the Revised 2020 Business Plan today, reaffirming the Authority’s commitment to deliver a 171-mile Merced-Fresno-Bakersfield interim electrified service line in California’s Central Valley. “The strategy outlined in this plan presents a clear path toward completing construction in the Central Valley,” said Authority CEO Brian Kelly. “We are committed to continued progress as an organization and..

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March 25, 2021

NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors Adopts 2020 Business Plan

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors adopted the Revised 2020 Business Plan today, reaffirming the Authority’s commitment to deliver a 171-mile Merced-Fresno-Bakersfield interim electrified service line in California’s Central Valley. “The strategy outlined in this plan presents a clear path toward completing construction in the Central Valley,” said Authority CEO Brian Kelly. “We are committed to continued progress as an organization and..

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March 16, 2021

VIDEO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Releases March 2021 Construction Update

Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) released its March 2021 Construction Update highlighting ongoing progress on the nation’s first high-speed rail project. To date, the project has created of more than 5,500 construction jobs since the start of construction in the Central Valley, with more than 35 construction sites active today along the first 119 miles under construction.Highlights in the video below include the completion of the San Joaquin River Viaduct which...

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February 26, 2021

NEWS RELEASE: Authority Meets Federal Funding Deadline Well Ahead of Schedule

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today submitted the final state match to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding grant. With this action, the Authority has completed the matching funding requirements of the 2010 grant 22 months ahead of schedule.Last week, the FRA approved $846 million in state match dollars previously submitted, bringing the total approved to almost $1.6 billion. The FRA will now review the...

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February 9, 2021

NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Issues Revised Draft Business Plan – Presents Proposal for Project Advancement

As part of the state’s commitment to deliver a sustainable, reliable, and accessible transportation system, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today issued its Revised Draft 2020 Business Plan for public review and comment. The plan presents a path forward for completing construction in the Central Valley and highlights continued progress to get high-speed trains running in California as soon as possible, and despite the notable impacts from the COVID-19...

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February 2, 2021

NEWS RELEASE: New Online Dashboard Shows Diversity of High-Speed Rail Small Businesses Program

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has launched a new online dashboard that tracks Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), which include women- and minority-owned small businesses participating on the high-speed rail project. The feature is on the Authority’s small business program homepage at https://hsr.ca.gov/small_business/. “We designed the new dashboard to highlight minority-owned small businesses’ participation in building high-speed rail and to...

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January 29, 2021

NEWS RELEASE: First Graduating Class of Central Valley Training Center in Selma Ready to Work on High-Speed Rail

The first cohort of students graduated from the Central Valley Training Center in Selma today equipped with the skills to help build the nation’s first high-speed rail system in California. The California High-Speed Rail Authority, in partnership with the local Building and Construction Trades Council, Fresno County Economic Development Corporation and Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, recognized the hard work of the first 22 students to complete the 16-week job training...

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January 27, 2021

News Release: Garces Highway Viaduct in Kern County Completed

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) and design-build contractor California Rail Builders today announced the completion of the Garces Highway Viaduct, north of the city of Wasco in Kern County. The viaduct, which will carry high-speed trains over Garces Highway, is the second structure completed in Construction Package 4 and the first finished in 2021. The Garces Highway Viaduct is located three miles west of State Route 43, along Garces Highway near Scofield Avenue. The...

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January 21, 2021

NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Investment Continues to Spur Economy

The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s yearly economic impact analysis released today underscores the growing value of California’s investment in high-speed rail amid the economic uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2006, the Authority has created between 54,300 and 60,400 job years of employment throughout California and invested more than $7.2 billion in planning and construction of the nation’s first high-speed rail system. Approximately 97% of the expenditures...

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