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November 16, 2023
NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority and Hollywood Burbank Airport Reach Settlement Agreement
BURBANK, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority and the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority have reached an agreement that dismisses the Airport Authority’s lawsuit regarding the high-speed rail project. The new agreement creates the framework for a collaborative process for the High-Speed Rail Authority to build a station with a direct connection to Hollywood Burbank Airport, seamlessly linking two high-speed modes of travel to efficiently move travelers throughout Southern California and beyond.
Read MoreNovember 15, 2023
NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Opens Avenue 9 Overcrossing in Madera County to Traffic
MADERA COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) announced today the Avenue 9 overcrossing located in Madera County is now open to traffic. The Avenue 9 overcrossing is the 10th high-speed rail structure this year to be completed or opened to traffic in the Central Valley. Designed and constructed by Tutor-Perini/Zachry/Parsons (TPZP), the Avenue 9 overcrossing is located just east of State Route 99. The overcrossing is 177 feet long, more than 66 feet wide, and will take traffic over the future high-speed rail tracks.
Read MoreNovember 11, 2023
VIDEO RELEASE: Veteran-Owned Small Business Grows Thanks to California High-Speed Rail
FRESNO, Calif. – In recognition of Veterans Day and those who have served in the military, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has released a short video profiling Bancroft Construction Services, a Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise providing specialized environmental compliance consulting across Central Valley construction.
Read MoreNovember 2, 2023
NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Completes Overcrossing at Kansas Avenue in Kings County
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) announced today the completion of the Kansas Avenue overcrossing, the ninth high-speed rail structure to be completed this year. The Kansas Avenue overcrossing in Kings County is now open to traffic.
Read MoreNovember 2, 2023
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Moves Closer to Designing Track and Systems
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Board of Directors today took another step toward bringing the nation’s first 220 mph electrified high-speed rail system into operational service. The Board approved the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to industry for design services for track and overhead contact systems (OCS) for the initial 171-mile passenger service connecting Merced to Bakersfield.
Read MoreOctober 31, 2023
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Authority Releases 2023 Sustainability Report
SACRAMENTO, Calif. –The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today released its annual Sustainability Report: Building California’s Sustainable Future. The report, part of the Authority’s commitment to transparency and accountability, details the progress the high-speed rail project has made on its environmental goals in the last year as it builds the biggest, greenest infrastructure project in the nation.
Read MoreOctober 30, 2023
NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Completes Overcrossing at Davis Avenue in Fresno County
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today announced the completion of its eighth high-speed rail structure in the Central Valley this year. The Davis Avenue overcrossing in Fresno County is now open to traffic.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2023
NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Accepts Excellence Award for Advancing Diversity, Social Change
OAKLAND, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has received the American Planning Association’s California – Northern Section’s 2023 Excellence Award for Advancing Diversity and Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff at the association’s Awards Gala.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2023
VIDEO RELEASE: From Platform to Train, Stakeholder Input Shapes Preliminary Design for Nation’s First High-Speed Trainsets, Stations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – After months of community engagement, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is unveiling preliminary 3D modeling sketches and virtual simulation of California’s first electrified trainsets, and some refreshed looks at future high-speed rail stations in the Central Valley.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2023
VIDEO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Engages Small Business at Diversity & Resources Fair
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) this week brought together more than 100 attendees representing small businesses for a day of networking and discussion surrounding the nation’s first high-speed rail project.
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