The California High-Speed Rail project has generated $21.8bn in economic activity after the California High-Speed Rail Authority invested $13bn between July 2006 and June 2024, supporting 109,000 job-years of employment. The figures were released in the latest 2024 Economic Impact Analysis Report,...
On December 10, 2024, the California High-Speed Rail Authority broke ground on the McKinley Avenue and Golden State Boulevard Grade Separation. The project is located between State Route 99 and West Avenue in Fresno. The overpass will span 402 feet long and be more than 78 feet wide. The ...
The project will incorporate a ruling gradient of 3%, which will allow for a comfortable high-speed journey. At certain locations, the high-speed line is expected to use viaducts and tunnels, in a similar manner to other high-speed rail projects worldwide. The train technology will be based...
The California High-Speed Rail Peer Review Group is also recommending an independent review of the project, including the Authority's experience, and with an updated view of the economic environment and the potential of the project.[20] 【参考译文】该项目需要立法行动,因此同行评审小组和KPMG(管理...
“We can’t go back. We just have to accept the responsibility of where we are, and that’s exactly what we are doing,said Arthur Sohikian, the High Speed Rail’s executive director. Governor Gavin Newsom also pointed to the thousands of jobs the project has provided in t...
California has the go-ahead from federal officials to begin construction on the second phase of its embattled high-speed rail project as long as certain environmental conditions are met. In a decision released Aug. 12, the Surface Transportation Board approved construction of the California High-...
“For too long, taxpayers have subsidized the massively over-budget and delayed California High-Speed Rail project,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “President Trump is right that this project is in dire need of an investigation. That is why I am directing my staff to ...
One of the elevated sections of the high-speed rail under construction in Fresno, Calif. Rich Pedroncelli | AP Although it has been dubbed a"bullet train to nowhere,"California Gov.Jerry Brownhas pushed forward over the years with the state's high-speed rail project. But now the day of ...
High-speed rail spokeswoman Lisa Marie Alley says the agency chose the route based on requests from Kern County. She says the environmental review "was thorough and complete" and possibly the most comprehensive in California history. Kings County sued a day earlier over the same document. ...
Officials hammer the first spike commemorating the groundbreaking for the Brightline West high-speed rail project. Photo Credit: Brightline West Brightline West broke ground this week on a high-speed rail line that will connect Las Vegas and Southern California. It is expected to open in 2028. ...