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June 18, 2020
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Extends Public Review Period for the Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section
Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) announced the public review period for the Burbank to Los Angeles Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) has been extended. The public review period previously scheduled to end on July 16, 2020 has been extended by 15 days to Friday, July 31, 2020. In response to agency and stakeholder requests in consideration of limitations caused by the outbreak of COVID-19, the Authority has elected to extend the...
Read MoreJune 11, 2020
High-Speed Rail Continues Building California and Celebrates Creating 4,000 Construction Jobs
Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) announced more than 4,000 construction jobs have been created across 119 miles of the high-speed rail project. More than 73% of the workers dispatched to various construction sites reported living within the Central Valley. The Authority and its contractors have worked diligently to continue construction during the coronavirus pandemic and ensure California’s workforce remains employed and contributing to the local economy.The...
Read MoreJune 3, 2020
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Launches Online Resources for Southern California Community Open Houses
LOS ANGELES – Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) launched a new online web portal for the Burbank to Los Angeles project section. The new resource is an attempt to help the public better understand the Burbank to Los Angeles Draft Environmental Document, released May 29, 2020. The document is another project-level Draft Environmental Document into Southern California, studying the route along the approximately 14-mile Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section from a...
Read MoreMay 26, 2020
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Releases Draft Environmental Document for Burbank to Los Angeles Section
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is releasing the project-level draft environmental document for another project section in Southern California. The document, which covers the approximately 14-mile Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section, will be available for public review and comment starting on Friday, May 29. The Burbank to Los Angeles project section connects two key multi-modal transportation hubs in Los Angeles County, a new Burbank Airport Station in Burbank and...
Read MoreMay 22, 2020
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Extends Public Review Period and Changes Public Hearing Format for the San Jose to Merced Project Section
Today the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) announced the public review period for the San Jose to Merced Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) has been extended. The public review period previously scheduled to end on June 8, 2020 has been extended by 15 days to Tuesday, June 23, 2020. The Authority also announced that it will transition from an in-person public hearing on May 27, 2020 to a “virtual” public hearing format.In...
Read MoreApril 28, 2020
New High-Speed Rail Workforce Development Center Planned for City of Selma
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has partnered with the City of Selma to create a workforce development center that will provide pre-apprenticeship classes and hands-on construction industry training for residents up and down the Central Valley who are looking for work on the nation’s first High-Speed Rail project. This center and its programs are aimed at serving veterans, at-risk young adults, minority and low-income populations between the counties of Fresno, Kings,...
Read MoreApril 28, 2020
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Launches Online Resources for Northern California Community Open Houses
Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) launched a new online web portal for the San Jose to Merced project section. The new resource is an attempt to help the public better understand the San Jose to Merced Draft Environmental Document, released April 24, 2020.
Read MoreApril 22, 2020
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Releases Draft Environmental Document for First Segment into Northern California
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is releasing the first project-level Draft Environmental Document for a project section in Northern California. The document, which covers the 90-mile extent of the 145-mile San Jose to Merced Project Section from Scott Boulevard in Santa Clara to Carlucci Road in Merced County, will be open for public comment starting on Friday, April 24.“The release of the draft environmental document for this project section marks an important milestone for the...
Read MoreApril 21, 2020
NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail and LA Metro Reach Agreement to Advance Union Station Project Funding Plan
Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s (Authority) Board of Directors approved a preliminary funding plan with LA Metro to move the Link Union Station project (Link US) forward in Southern California. Today’s approval outlines a proposal for High-Speed Rail’s shared use of right-of-way in Palmdale, Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) and several additional locations within Southern California. “We appreciate the collaboration and partnership with LA Metro,”...
Read MoreApril 13, 2020
VIDEO RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Works to Improve Air Quality for Next Generation
Fresno, Calif. – It’s no secret California’s Central Valley suffers from some of the worst air pollution in the nation. Research shows transportation is a leading contributor to asthma-inducing pollution like diesel. Asthma rates for the region’s children hovers around 20%, more than twice the rate of the rest of the state. “Research has really come forward to say that in fact certain kinds of air pollution actually causes asthma,” says Kevin Hamilton, a...
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