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Highlights from Chapter 2

Economic Development

And Governance

  • We’ve created more than 8,300 construction jobs in the Central Valley, with a focus on disadvantaged communities. More than 5,400 of these jobs went to workers from disadvantaged areas.
  • The number of small businesses involved has grown by 166 percent since 2015, including a 151 percent increase in Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs).
  • 812 certified small businesses are currently engaged in the project.
  • Sustainability is a priority. Our Sustainable Procurement Policy, finalized in June 2023, aligns procurement with environmental, social, and governance goals.
  • We’ve exceeded goals for hiring disadvantaged community workers, with 65 percent of construction labor jobs filled by targeted workers.
  • Sustainability is a priority. Our Sustainable Procurement Policy, finalized in June 2023, aligns procurement with environmental, social, and governance goals.
  • Our Risk Management Office provides proactive risk assessment and continuously improves risk awareness.
A man standing in some wetlands working. The wetlands consist of small shallow pools of water surrounded by grass. The man is wearing long boosts, baggy grey pants, a blue button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up, a gray vest with many pockets, and a baseball cap with sunglasses sitting on the brim. The man is hunched over holding a scooping net that he is wading through the shallow pool he is standing in. The day is sunny with many clouds in the sky.

Brent Helm of Helm Biological Consulting, a small business on the HSR project, cleaning up wetlands

Construction jobs created on the high-speed rail project as of July 31, 2023

Construction workers at the Hanford Viaduct

More Information

Learn more about the California High-Speed Rail program at https://hsr.ca.gov/ and the Sustainability Report at https://hsr.ca.gov/sustainability-report.

 

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