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June 28, 2024
PHOTO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Recognizes 13th Cohort to Complete Central Valley Training Center Pre-Apprenticeship Program
FRESNO, Calif. – Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) recognized another 14 students for completing the Central Valley Training Center pre-apprenticeship program, bringing the total number of graduates to 207.
Read MoreJune 27, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Board Clears Final Environmental Milestone to Connect Downtown San Francisco to Downtown Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) Board of Directors today approved the final environmental document for the 38-mile segment between Palmdale and Burbank. The approval of the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) is the last environmental clearance between downtown San Francisco and downtown Los Angeles.
Read MoreJune 26, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Approves Contractor, Moves Design of Track and Overhead Electrical Systems Forward
BURBANK, Calif. – In yet another significant step toward getting electrified high-speed trains operating in the U.S., the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s (Authority) Board of Directors today approved a contractor to begin designing track and overhead contact systems (OCS) for the initial 171-mile passenger service connecting Merced to Bakersfield.
Read MoreJune 26, 2024
PHOTO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Completes Overcrossing in Kings County
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) announced today the Flint Avenue overcrossing is now open to traffic in Kings County. Located north of the city of Hanford and designed and constructed by Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture to take traffic over the future high-speed rail tracks, the Flint Avenue overcrossing is the latest high-speed rail structure to be completed and opened to traffic in the Central Valley.
Read MoreMay 28, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Applies for $450 Million From Federal Government to Advance Construction Toward Merced and Invest in Workforce
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is applying for new federal funding to advance construction and expedite important safety improvements between Madera and Merced along the northern portion of rail line in the Central Valley.
Read MoreMay 24, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Clears Path for Major Environmental Clearance, Connecting San Francisco to Downtown Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today released the final environmental document for the more than 30-mile segment between Palmdale and Burbank in Southern California. This is the last key environmental document needed to connect San Francisco to downtown Los Angeles. The document is on track to be presented to the Authority’s Board of Directors for consideration during a two-day board meeting June 26 and 27.
Read MoreMay 16, 2024
VIDEO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Releases Spring 2024 Construction Update
FRESNO, Calif. –The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has released its Spring 2024 Progress Report highlighting continued progress being made on California’s high-speed rail project, including work on the Central Valley system’s largest construction site, the Hanford Viaduct.
Read MoreMay 15, 2024
VIDEO RELEASE: Central Valley Stations Open House Gathers Community Input
FRESNO, Calif. – The High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) recently took the station design team on the road, meeting with hundreds of residents of future high-speed rail communities in the Central Valley as part of a series of open houses for the project.
Read MoreMay 3, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: Central Valley Public Learns and Weighs in on Station Designs at Open Houses
FRESNO, Calif. – The High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) took the station design team on the road this week. Authority staff met with hundreds of residents in our four station cities in the Central Valley as part of a series of open houses for the project. The public got to see new station renderings, meet the project team led by Foster + Partners and ARUP, and provide feedback for the stations.
Read MoreApril 22, 2024
NEWS RELEASE: Clean, Green High-Speed Rail Helping California Lead the Way this Earth Day
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In the spirit of California’s leadership on climate and sustainability, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority), along with the Newsom administration and transportation partners, is recognizing Earth Day by highlighting continued progress in advancing the cleanest and greenest transportation system in the country.
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