There are more than 25 construction sites in California's Central Valley, where officials have also secured full environmental approval for a proposed 422-mile high-speed rail line from the Bay Area to Los Angeles County.
February 9, 2024
Sacramento, California CALIFORNIA, Calif., Jan. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The California High-Speed Rail Authority (the “CRA”) today released its proposed 2024 Business Plan for public review and comment. The proposed 2024 Business Plan reaffirms the Authority's goal to advance clean, electrified high-speed rail in California.
The plan discusses progress on major programs in Northern California, the Central Valley and Southern California, as well as updates on federal funding, ridership and construction status, and maintains costs and schedules from the 2023 Project Update Report released 11 months ago.
Highlights from the 2023 project update report and this proposed 2024 business plan include:
- The authority has received $3.3 billion in new federal funding to advance work on the initial operating section between Merced and Bakersfield.
- The authority is in the process of completing procurements needed to move the project from construction to operation, including purchasing electrified trains and designing the track and systems needed for passenger service.
- The first construction package (CP 4), covering 22.5 miles in the Central Valley, is nearly complete.
- The authority's construction employment exceeded 12,200 in 2023, also setting a record for the number of day laborers on site.
- Design for the extension to Merced and Bakersfield, as well as four stations in the Central Valley, remains on schedule and is on track to meet contract milestones in 2023.
With the release of the draft business plan today, the Authority’s Board of Directors will review the plan and seek input as part of a 60-day public comment period beginning today and ending April 9 at 5:00 p.m. The Authority is offering the following options for submitting comments:
- Online comment form on the 2024 Draft Business Plan website: https://hsr.ca.gov/2024-draft-business-plan-comment-form/
- Email: BusinessPlan2024@hsr.ca.gov
- By U.S. mail to authorities:
California High Speed Rail Authority
To: 2024 Business Plan
770 L Street, Suite 1180
Sacramento, CA 95814 - Public comment will be offered online or in person at the next board meeting during the public comment period, which will be held on February 29, 2024 in Sacramento.
Officials have begun work to extend the 119 miles currently under construction to a future 171-mile electrified high-speed line from Merced to Bakersfield.
There are more than 25 construction sites in California's Central Valley, where officials have also secured full environmental approval for a proposed 422-mile high-speed rail line from the Bay Area to Los Angeles County.
The following link contains recent videos, animations, photos, press center resources and the latest renderings: https://hsra.app.box.com/s/vyvjv9hckwl1dk603ju15u07fdfir2q8
All of these files are available free of charge, courtesy of the California High Speed Rail Authority.
