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October 30, 2023

NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Completes Overcrossing at Davis Avenue in Fresno County

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today announced the completion of its eighth high-speed rail structure in the Central Valley this year. The Davis Avenue overcrossing in Fresno County is now open to traffic.

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October 27, 2023

NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Accepts Excellence Award for Advancing Diversity, Social Change

OAKLAND, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has received the American Planning Association’s California – Northern Section’s 2023 Excellence Award for Advancing Diversity and Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff at the association’s Awards Gala.

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October 27, 2023

VIDEO RELEASE: From Platform to Train, Stakeholder Input Shapes Preliminary Design for Nation’s First High-Speed Trainsets, Stations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – After months of community engagement, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is unveiling preliminary 3D modeling sketches and virtual simulation of California’s first electrified trainsets, and some refreshed looks at future high-speed rail stations in the Central Valley.

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October 26, 2023

VIDEO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Engages Small Business at Diversity & Resources Fair

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) this week brought together more than 100 attendees representing small businesses for a day of networking and discussion surrounding the nation’s first high-speed rail project.

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October 6, 2023

PHOTO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Recognizes 10th Cohort to Complete Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program

SELMA, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority today recognized 17 students who completed the Central Valley Training Center’s 12-week pre-apprenticeship program located in the city of Selma. Since the start of the training center in 2020, 151 students have graduated, with more than 1,000 inquiring about the program.

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September 25, 2023

NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Receives Nearly $202 Million from Federal Government

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In the strongest show of a continued partnership, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) announced today receiving nearly $202 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to expand construction of high-speed rail by completing six grade separations. The grant was made through the federal 2022 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program and is the largest award the Authority has received since the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, in November 2021.

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September 21, 2023

NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Recognized as Employer of Year by Bay Area Organization Advancing Women in Transportation

OAKLAND, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has received the prestigious 2023 Employer of the Year Award at the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) – San Francisco Bay Area Chapter's annual gala. The award recognizes the Authority’s work, efforts and initiatives in fostering success for women and minorities.

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September 8, 2023

NEWS RELEASE: ‘Building the Future’ Display Featuring California High-Speed Rail Unveiled at Landmark LA Restaurant

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) – in partnership with Caltrans and the Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation – has installed a new display telling the story of rail travel’s past, present and future in California. The installation is located at Philippe The Original, the landmark Los Angeles restaurant founded in 1908.

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September 1, 2023

NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Celebrates Progress, 10-Year Partnership with Construction Trades

FRESNO, Calif. – In celebration of Labor Day, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) recognizes 10 years of collaborative partnership with the men and women of the skilled craft unions diligently working to bring the first electrified high-speed rail system to the United States.

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August 24, 2023

NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Moves Closer to Buying First Trainsets

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Board of Directors took a major step toward bringing high-speed rail service to California by approving the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to industry for the nation’s first 220 mph electrified high-speed trainsets.

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