NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Tshaj Tawm Cov Ntaub Ntawv Ib puag ncig rau Los Angeles rau Anaheim Tshooj
December 5, 2025
| KOJ YUAV TSUM PAUB: The Authority has released the draft environmental document for a 30-mile segment in Southern California that clears the way to build from San Francisco to Anaheim. This initiates the final step toward full environmental clearance for Phase 1 of the full 494-mile statewide system. The draft environmental document will be available for public review and comment beginning December 5 and ending on February 3, 2026. |
“The release of this environmental document represents an important step toward full environmental clearance for Phase I of the full 494-mile statewide high-speed rail system between the Bay Area and Los Angeles/Anaheim. This marks a significant and important milestone in connecting end to end from Southern California to Northern California.”
LaDonna DiCamillo, Southern California Regional Director
The Los Angeles to Anaheim project section is the southernmost link of the first phase of the statewide high-speed rail system, connecting Los Angeles Union Station to the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, using the Los Angeles to Anaheim rail corridor that currently serves both freight and passenger service. The corridor travels through the cities of Los Angeles, Vernon, Commerce, Bell, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, portions of unincorporated LA County, La Mirada, Buena Park, Fullerton, and Anaheim.
The Draft EIR/EIS evaluates a No Project Alternative and two Build Alternatives: Shared Passenger Track Alternative A, with a Light Maintenance Facility (LMF) at 26th Street and Shared Passenger Track Alternative B, with an LMF at 15th Street. The Authority’s Preferred Alternative is Shared Passenger Track Alternative A. Although not included in the Preferred Alternative, the Draft EIR/EIS also evaluates an option for one intermediate high-speed rail station, which would consist of adding a station platform and station facilities at either the Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Metrolink Station or the Fullerton Metrolink/Amtrak Station.
The public review and comment period begins on December 5, 2025, and ends on February 3, 2026. Comments must be received electronically by 11:59 p.m. PST or postmarked by February 3, 2026. During the comment period, comments may be submitted in the following ways:
- By mail to
- Attn: Los Angeles to Anaheim Draft EIR/EIS Comment,
- California High-Speed Rail Authority,
- 355 S Grand Avenue, Suite 2050, Los Angeles, CA 90071
- Los ntawm email rau Los.Angeles_Anaheim@hsr.ca.gov with the subject line “Los Angeles to Anaheim Draft EIR/EIS Comment”
- Los ntawm Authority lub vev xaib www.hsr.ca.gov
- Oral comment on the direct line for the Los Angeles to Anaheim Project Section at: 877-669-0494
- Oral and written comments at Public Hearings
Public feedback is important. As part of the public review process, the Authority is hosting a series of meetings to provide information and receive public comment on the Draft EIR/EIS. Please join us for an Open House and/or Public Hearing. All Open House meetings will feature the same information, providing details about the project alternatives and the Draft EIR/EIS.
The Open House will also provide an opportunity to ask questions about the document and the public comment process. All meetings will be conducted in English with Spanish and Korean interpretation and American Sign Language/closed captioning. Meeting venues are ADA compliant for those with disabilities. All requests for reasonable accommodation and/or other language services must be made three working days (72 hours) in advance of the scheduled meeting date by calling 877-669-0494. For TTY/TTD assistance, please call the California Relay Service at 711.
Please note that comments and questions received during the Open House portion of the meetings will not be included in the official public record. The Public Hearing portion of the meetings will include a formal public comment period during which members of the public may provide oral and written comments on the Draft EIR/EIS for inclusion in the official record.
December 11, 2025 – Online Open House
Online Qhib Tsev
Thursday, December 11, 2025
6 to 8 p.m.
Qhov chaw nyob: Via Zoom
Sau npe ntawm no
January 7, 2026 – Public Hearing No. 1
In-Person Open House / Public Hearing No. 1 – Santa Fe Springs
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
5 to 8 p.m.
Public Comment: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Qhov chaw: Santa Fe Springs Town Center Hall – Social Hall 11740 Telegraph Road, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
January 12, 2026 – Public Hearing No. 2
Monday, January 12, 2026
5 to 8 p.m.
Public Comment: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Qhov chaw: Anaheim Brookhurst Community Center – East & West Rooms 2271 Crescent Ave, Anaheim, CA 92801
January 22, 2026 – Public Hearing No. 3
Thursday, January 22, 2026
5 to 8 p.m.
Public Comment: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Qhov chaw: DoubleTree by Hilton – Grand Ballroom. 5757 Telegraph Road, Commerce, CA 90040
January 26, 2026 – Online Public Hearing No. 4
Monday, January 26, 2026
4 to 7 p.m.
Qhov chaw: Via Zoom
Register here.
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High-Speed Rail Progress
Work continues daily on the high-speed rail project, with 171 miles currently under design and construction from Merced to Bakersfield. Nearly 80 miles of guideway are complete, along with nearly 60 fully completed major structures, and more than 30 structures underway across Madera, Fresno, Kings and Tulare counties.
Txoj haujlwm txuas ntxiv mus ntxiv mus thoob lub xeev, nrog 463 mais ntawm 494-mais San Francisco mus rau Los Angeles / Anaheim system tag nrho ib puag ncig tshem tawm thiab npaj tsim kho.
Since construction began, the project has created nearly 16,400 good-paying jobs—most filled by Central Valley residents. Up to 1,700 workers report to high-speed rail construction sites each day.
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