California High-Speed Rail Authority facing more project delays

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

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.

Watch: Brightline executes box-jacking method under S.R. 528

This week construction crews have been working on a railroad underpass under S.R. 528 in Brevard County, Fla, using the box-jacking method.

Heavy rail or monorail? L.A. Metro has a big decision to make for Sepulveda Transit Corridor

Will the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project be heavy on the minds of L.A. Metro Board members, or will it be a monorail?

Bells & Whistles—Brightline faces final deadline for Tampa rail extension

Granted one final extension, Brightline needs to resolve issues for Tampa route L.A. Metro’s Elsie makes another break through for Purple Line Extension Project Purple Line contractor finalists announced; single track requested

Granted one final extension, Brightline needs to resolve issues for Tampa route

Brightline has until mid-summer to come to terms with local and state governments that would allow the passenger rail service to extend service from Orlando to Tampa.

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Bells & Whistles—Calif. high-rail project digs deeper in trouble

Will New York receive a downpour of federal funding to serve the ‘subway desert’? Going cheap on section of high-speed rail project in Calif. has created hefty cost overruns L.A. councilman calls

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

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California high-speed rail project asking for billions more

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

Delays, cost overruns continue to be common for high-speed rail project in Calif.

California’s high-speed rail project has not yet hit a high gear. Delays and cost overruns have hampered the endeavor since the start, and the project’s chief executive officer has announced another deadline

Watch: Drone footage of high-speed rail viaduct construction in Calif.

The drone footage below shows crews placing concrete panels over the pergola section at the Wasco Viaduct in California. The viaduct is part of the California High Speed Rail Authority’s high-speed rail

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

Bells & Whistles—Is the Gateway Project finally on the horizon?

Now? Long-awaited Gateway Project might finally get the federal support it needs Another phase is complete to strengthen Del Mar bluffs and protect railroad tracks in California Track installation at Eglinton Crosstown

After being paused in late 2020, Brightline West project ready to break ground in second quarter

Brightline West is back on the drawing board. The high-speed rail line project between Apple Valley, Calif., and Las Vegas, which was paused late last year, is expected to break ground in

Bells & Whistles—High-speed rail project lacking the land

MOW union demanding more safety precautions at Union Pacific during pandemic, but judge rules it can’t strike Price of Sound Transit projects expand more than 50 percent ‘Beyond comprehension’: Contractor of California’s

‘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

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MassDOT moves forward with plans for new east-west passenger line

Ridership might be down because of the pandemic, but new transit projects continue to be up across the U.S. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is deciding on where it will put

High-speed rail between Vancouver and the Pacific Northwest is being explored

Still in the testing-the-water phase, officials in Washington State, Oregon and British Columbia had another study to wet their appetite about a high-speed line that would zig-zag between the U.S. and Canada.

TWO DAYS left to nominate for 2021 RT&S Top Projects

It’s time to nominate your rail project for the 2021 RT&S Top Projects competition. The inaugural years was a huge success, and the program is dependent upon nominations submitted by you. You