NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Clears Path for Major Environmental Clearance, Connecting San Francisco to Downtown Los Angeles

2024년 5월 24일

로스 앤젤레스 – 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.

“This is a huge milestone for the project and it represents the culmination of years of analysis and stakeholder engagement to connect high-speed rail between two of the state’s major metropolitan centers, San Francisco and Los Angeles,” said Authority CEO Brian Kelly. “With board approval, the project will have environmental clearance for 463 miles of the Phase 1 system between downtown San Francisco and downtown Los Angeles.”

At speeds up to 220 mph, this section will connect the Antelope Valley to the San Fernando Valley in a roughly 17-minute train trip – more than twice as fast as traveling by car. The Palmdale to Burbank Project Section will connect two key population centers in Los Angeles County by linking future multimodal transportation hubs in Palmdale and Burbank. The section features about 30 miles of tunneling, including 28 miles through mountains.

The Final EIR/EIS includes analysis of all six build alternatives and the No Project Alternative. The preferred alternative is the SR14A Alternative, which runs along State Route 14 and is approximately 38 miles. It will be a grade-separated, high-speed rail-only system. Trains operating on the Preferred Alternative would be underground through the community of Acton and much of the Angeles National Forest and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Tunneling through these regions minimizes impacts to communities and environmental resources in the region.

The Authority serves as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Draft EIR/EIS was circulated for public review and comment from early September through early December 2022.  The Authority has considered all substantive comments received during the public comment period and responses to the comments are documented in the Final EIR/EIS. The document includes:

• 영향 및 영향을 포함한 대안 분석.
• 환경 영향 및 영향을 줄이기 위해 제안된 완화 조치.
• Public comments received on the Draft EIR/EIS and responses to those comments.
• 의견에 대한 응답으로 작성된 EIR/EIS 초안에 대한 개정.

위원회 승인을 기다리는 동안, 당국은 자금이 확보되면 건설을 위해 이 부분을 준비하기 시작할 수 있습니다. 이 프로젝트의 전체 494마일 1단계 시스템을 환경적으로 정리하기 위해 남은 것은 로스앤젤레스에서 애너하임까지 구간이며, 당국은 이 구간을 내년에 마무리할 것으로 예상합니다.

최종 EIR/EIS는 당국 웹사이트에서 확인할 수 있습니다. hsr.ca.gov. In addition to the website, printed and/or electronic copies of the Final EIR/IES are available at the Authority’s Sacramento and Los Angeles offices by appointment and are available at the following locations during operating hours:

버뱅크:

• Burbank Public Library, Northwest Branch
  3323 West Victory Boulevard, 버뱅크, CA 91505
  전화: (818) 238-5640

Los Angeles County:

• Acton/Agua Dulce Branch
  33792 Crown Valley Road, 액턴, CA 93510
  전화: (661) 269-7101
• Lake View Terrace Branch
  12002 Osborne Street, 레이크 뷰 테라스, CA 91342
  전화: (818) 890-7404
• Pacoima Branch
  13605 Van Nuys Boulevard, 파코이마, CA 91331
  전화: (818) 899-5203
• San Fernando Library
  217 North Maclay Avenue, 산 페르난도, CA 91340
  전화: (818) 365-6928
• Sun Valley Branch Library
  7935 Vineland Avenue, 선 밸리, CA 91352
  전화: (818) 764-1338
• Sylmar Branch Library
  14561 Polk Street, 실마, CA 91342
  전화: (818) 367-6102
• Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library
  7771 Foothill Boulevard, 투중가, CA 91042
  전화: (818) 352-4481

Palmdale:

• 팜데일 시립 도서관
  700 East Palmdale Boulevard, 팜데일, CA 93550
  전화: (661) 267-5600

Santa Clarita:

• Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library
  18601 Soledad Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351
  전화: (661) 259-0750

Under CEQA and NEPA, this Final EIR/EIS and associated documents will be available to the public starting today and is available online as a PDF at the Authority’s website. You can request an electronic copy by calling (800) 630-1039.

당국은 현재 건설 중인 119마일을 머세드(Merced)에서 베이커스필드(Bakersfield)까지 미래의 전기 고속철도 171마일로 확장하는 작업을 시작했습니다. 현재 밸리에는 25개 이상의 활성 건설 현장이 있으며, 당국은 베이 지역에서 로스앤젤레스 카운티까지 422마일의 고속철도 프로그램을 환경적으로 완전히 정리했습니다. 고속철도 건설에 대한 최신 정보를 보려면 다음 사이트를 방문하세요. www.buildhsr.com.

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이 파일은 모두 캘리포니아 고속철도국(California High-Speed Rail Authority)에서 무료로 사용할 수 있습니다.