California High-Speed Rail Project Archives

CA High-Speed Rail Authority Awards $35 Million Stations Design Contract

October 21, 2022 11:47 amOctober 21, 2022 2:19 pm

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors approved a $35 million design and support services contract for four Central Valley stations on Thursday to Foster + Partners and Arup (F+P Arup), inflating the $113 billion high-speed rail budget even...

California High-Speed Rail Board Approves Construction of Lines into Bakersfield, Merced

August 18, 2022 2:30 amAugust 17, 2022 9:02 pm

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors announced on Wednesday that they approved the continued construction of the network into both Merced and Bakersfield. Originally estimated to cost $33 billion in 2008, costs of the high speed rail system...

California High-Speed Rail to Receive Nearly $1 Billion in Restored Funding

June 11, 2021 10:56 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the Department of Transportation finalized negotiations to restore $929 million of grants back to California High-Speed Rail on Thursday. The funding, originally allocated to California for the high-speed rail program during the Obama Administration in...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Unveils $267.8 Billion Revised Budget

May 14, 2021 3:07 pmMay 14, 2021 3:09 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his revised $267.8 billion May budget proposal on Friday, primarily touting the addition of his $100 billion California Comeback Plan. Newsom’s plan, which was already partially revealed earlier this week, would be funded by California’s $75 billion...

House Republicans Add More Pressure To Stop Funding for California High-Speed Rail

April 19, 2021 2:50 pm

In the last week, pressure has grown in Washington for Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to not fund or support California High-Speed Rail (CHSR). While there has always been significant opposition against the federal government from funding CHSR,...

California High Speed Rail Authority Faces Another Two Year Delay in Construction

March 30, 2021 7:13 amApril 1, 2021 6:46 am

A released letter from Spanish construction firm Dragados Monday found that the opening of the California high speed rail stretch between Bakersfield and Merced was likely to be delayed by another two years. In a letter obtained by the Los...

California High-Speed Rail Authority Announces Another Delay By At Least a Year

February 6, 2021 8:23 amFebruary 6, 2021 8:36 am

On Friday, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) announced that the deadline for the completion of the first stretch of track would be delayed by at least a year. The high-speed rail network, which was passed as AB 3034 in...