Second high-speed rail segment in Calif. waiting to be cleared

The California High-Speed Rail Authority released the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIR/EIS) for the approximately 14-mile Burbank-to-Los Angeles Project Section in southern California, moving the Authority one step closer to approving its fourth environmental document in two years.

Calif. high-speed rail project preserved, restored over 2,300 acres of habitat over last year

As California kicks off Climate Week 2021, the California High-Speed Rail Authority released its latest Sustainability Report: Building an Equitable Future, detailing how this first-in-the nation project positively contributes to the climate change struggle and helps build the most technologically advanced, electrified, and equitable transportation system in California.

CHSRA expected to vote on environmental report for complex high-speed rail section

Will the final environmental study and route for the Palmdale-to-Bakersfield high-speed rail section in California be approved?

Presidential perspective on Calif. high-speed rail

The White House demonstrated its support for high-speed rail this week.

California High-Speed Rail Authority No. 2 executive departs suddenly

Major news from the CHSRA this week.

Watch: California High-Speed Rail Authority releases May 2021 construction update

[Earlier this month] the California High-Speed Rail Authority released its May 2021 Construction Update highlighting the progress being made on the nation’s first high-speed rail project.

California high-speed project gets some money, but misses out on the lottery

California’s high-speed rail project will get some much-needed money, but it will not be included in the winning lottery group.

Will the BART/Millbrae deal force California high-speed rail underground?

The city of Millbrae, Calif., announced an agreement with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) to return several downtown parcels of land that both give the city new opportunities to develop significant mixed-use housing and commercial units and to further leverage its demands that California high-speed rail tracks be under-grounded.

Will Biden’s infrastructure plan save California’s high-speed rail project?

A massive dose of federal funding in the coming years could save California’s high-speed rail line. However, that injection has not been made available yet, and may never get congressional approval.

California High-Speed Rail Authority facing more project delays

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has been plagued with construction delays for several years.

High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors adopts 2020 business plan

The California High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors adopted the revised 2020 business plan [this week].

Watch: California High-Speed Rail Authority releases March 2021 construction update

Earlier this week, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) released its March 2021 Construction Update highlighting ongoing progress on the nation’s first high-speed rail project.

Going cheap on section of high-speed rail project in Calif. has created hefty cost overruns

Dealing with an environmentally sensitive area, California’s high-speed rail project is polluting its budget.

Bells & Whistles—The $100 billion rail tunnel project

The top news stories RT&S was covering the week ending Feb. 12.

California high-speed rail project asking for billions more

The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s money problem appears to be getting worse.

California high-speed rail gets psychological boost of support from FRA

While the California high-speed rail project has suffered from ups and downs over the past few years, the project got a psychological boost today from the Acting Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose.

Major viaduct now complete on high-speed rail route in California

The California High-Speed Rail Authority and design-build contractor California Rail Builders announced the completion of the Garces Highway Viaduct, north of the city of Wasco in Kern County. The viaduct, which will

‘Beyond comprehension’: Contractor of California’s high-speed rail project says large chunk of land still has not been acquired

A prime contractor on the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles high-speed rail construction project says progress on the bullet train continues to be slow and staggered, and to expect cost increases and delays to

Watch: New alternatives to high-speed rail line in Calif. reduce impacts to sensitive aquatic resources

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has announced three new modified build alternatives have been added to the Palmdale to Burbank Project Section. The new routes will reduce potential impacts to sensitive aquatic

Watch: Drone footage of girder placement on high-speed rail project

A drone along Avenue 88 in Tulare County, Calif., shows crews placing 19 of the 20 girders needed to form the superstructure of the grade separation. The shortest girders were nearly 59

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