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May 3, 2023
PHOTO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Completes Two Overcrossings Improving Safety in Kings County
KINGS COUNTY, Calif. – In an effort to continue to improve safety and provide support to the surrounding communities impacted by recent floodings, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) and contractor Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture announced the completion of the Dover Avenue and Idaho Avenue grade separations.
Read MoreApril 28, 2023
PHOTO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Recognizes Latest Graduates of Central Valley Training Center
SELMA, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority today recognized 14 students who completed the Central Valley Training Center’s 12-week, pre-apprenticeship program in Selma. Since the start of the training center in 2020, 123 students have graduated, with more than 1,000 inquiring about the program. The pre-apprenticeship training program is aimed at serving veterans, at-risk young adults, minority and low-income populations in the Central Valley. The no-cost program provides hands-on construction industry training for those looking to work on the nation’s first high-speed rail project.
Read MoreApril 22, 2023
NEWS RELEASE: California High-Speed Rail Recognizes Earth Day
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As California continues to lead the way in sustainability, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is recognizing Earth Day by highlighting continued progress in delivering the most advanced, green and equitable transportation system in the country. “We’re creating the largest and greenest infrastructure project in the nation, a true electrified high-speed rail system capable of speeds at over 200 mph and powered by 100% renewable energy,” said Margaret Cederoth, Director of Planning and Sustainability for the Authority. “We have the unique opportunity to propel California into a cleaner future in our ambitious pursuit of carbon neutral objectives.”
Read MoreApril 19, 2023
NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Receives Excellence Award for Advancing Diversity and Social Change
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority has been recognized by the American Planning Association’s California – Northern Section with the 2023 Excellence Award for Advancing Diversity and Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff, an urban planner who pioneered inclusionary zoning. The recognition is for high-speed rail’s San Jose to Merced Project Section, Environmental Justice Community Improvement Planning and Engagement Process.
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