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March 16, 2021
VIDEO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Releases March 2021 Construction Update
Today, 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. To date, the project has created of more than 5,500 construction jobs since the start of construction in the Central Valley, with more than 35 construction sites active today along the first 119 miles under construction.Highlights in the video below include the completion of the San Joaquin River Viaduct which...
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2021
NEWS RELEASE: Authority Meets Federal Funding Deadline Well Ahead of Schedule
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today submitted the final state match to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding grant. With this action, the Authority has completed the matching funding requirements of the 2010 grant 22 months ahead of schedule.Last week, the FRA approved $846 million in state match dollars previously submitted, bringing the total approved to almost $1.6 billion. The FRA will now review the...
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2021
NEWS RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Authority Issues Revised Draft Business Plan – Presents Proposal for Project Advancement
As part of the state’s commitment to deliver a sustainable, reliable, and accessible transportation system, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today issued its Revised Draft 2020 Business Plan for public review and comment. The plan presents a path forward for completing construction in the Central Valley and highlights continued progress to get high-speed trains running in California as soon as possible, and despite the notable impacts from the COVID-19...
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2021
NEWS RELEASE: New Online Dashboard Shows Diversity of High-Speed Rail Small Businesses Program
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) has launched a new online dashboard that tracks Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), which include women- and minority-owned small businesses participating on the high-speed rail project. The feature is on the Authority’s small business program homepage at https://hsr-test.hsr.ca.gov/small_business/. “We designed the new dashboard to highlight minority-owned small businesses’ participation in building high-speed rail and to...
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