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

2024 年 5 月 24 日

洛杉矶 – 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:

• 对替代方案的分析，包括影响和效果。
• 为减少环境影响和影响而提出的缓解措施。
• Public comments received on the Draft EIR/EIS and responses to those comments.
• 根据评论对 EIR/EIS 草案进行了修订。

等待董事会批准后，管理局可以在资金到位后开始准备这一段的建设。该项目第一阶段全长 494 英里，目前只剩下洛杉矶至阿纳海姆段的环保工作要做，管理局预计该段将于明年完工。

最终 EIR/EIS 可在管理局网站上找到 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:

伯班克：

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

Los Angeles County:

• Acton/Agua Dulce Branch
  加利福尼亚州阿克顿市皇冠谷路 33792 号，邮编 93510
  电话：(661) 269-7101
• Lake View Terrace Branch
  12002 奥斯本街，湖景露台，CA 91342
  电话：(818) 890-7404
• Pacoima Branch
  13605 Van Nuys Boulevard, 帕科伊马, CA 91331
  电话：(818) 899-5203
• San Fernando Library
  217 North Maclay Avenue, 圣费尔南多, CA 91340
  电话：(818) 365-6928
• Sun Valley Branch Library
  7935 Vineland Avenue, 太阳谷, CA 91352
  电话：(818) 764-1338
• Sylmar Branch Library
  14561 波尔克街，西尔马，CA 91342
  电话：（818）367-6102
• Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library
  7771 山麓大道，图容加，CA 91042
  电话：(818) 352-4481

Palmdale:

• 棕榈谷市图书馆
  700 East Palmdale Boulevard, 帕姆代尔, CA 93550
  电话：(661) 267-5600

Santa Clarita:

• Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library
  18601 Soledad Canyon Road, 圣克拉丽塔, CA 91351
  电话：(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.

管理局已开始将目前正在建设的 119 英里长铁路延长至 171 英里长的未来电气化高速铁路，从默塞德到贝克斯菲尔德。目前硅谷有超过 25 个在建的施工工地，管理局还已完全通过环保审批，批准了从湾区到洛杉矶县的 422 英里高速铁路项目。如需了解有关高速铁路建设的最新信息，请访问 www.buildhsr.com.

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这些文件均可免费使用，由加州高速铁路管理局提供。