Can America Still Build Big? A California Rail Project Raises Doubts The New York Times » California’s newly installed governor, Gavin Newsom, in his first major address to lawmakers this month, sent the project into disarray. The governor announced that the project, which was expected to connect the Central Valley to Silicon Valley, would be dramatically scaled back because of exorbitant costs. Michelle2019-04-18T14:18:31-08:00February 25th, 2019|California, California High Speed Rail, Design-Build, High-Speed Rail, U.S. News|
HSR projected real estate costs nearly double to $1.5 billion for Valley segment The Fresno Bee » And as engineers tinker and fine-tune the design of the three construction segments between Madera and Bakersfield, the overall number of parcels needed has grown, putting the agency even further behind – even as an economy in rebound after the 2007-09 recession sends real estate prices ever higher. Michelle2018-09-24T11:09:50-08:00September 14th, 2018|California, California High Speed Rail, Design-Build, High-Speed Rail|
Federal Legislation & Regulation Congressional panel slates hearing on California high-speed rail project Progressive Railroading » The House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials on Thursday will hold a field hearing in Sacramento, California, to review the status of the state’s high-speed rail project. The subcommittee will also examine the most recent modifications to the project’s business plan, which were released in June. Michelle2018-08-08T14:40:33-08:00August 7th, 2018|California, California High Speed Rail, Design-Build, High-Speed Rail|
Though underway, $77B California bullet train still threatened Construction Dive » The rail’s biggest hurdle, however, could come in the guise of a new governor who could oppose the project and pull the plug. Some onlookers say the reason that the authority is pushing so hard to finish portions of the bullet train line is so that it will be more difficult for the incoming administration to give up on it. Michelle2018-08-08T14:38:05-08:00August 1st, 2018|California, California High Speed Rail, Design-Build, High-Speed Rail|
California bullet train authority ordered part of a flawed bridge torn down Los Angeles Times » Engineers have built about 24,000 bridges in California over the last century, but a new one under construction in Madera County for the state’s bullet train project shows that they can still lead to serious blunders. In a statement, the authority said the Avenue 8 bridge design did not meet its “level of quality for a work product” and showed “signs of distress.” Michelle2018-06-12T08:08:15-08:00June 8th, 2018|California, California High Speed Rail, Design-Build, High-Speed Rail|
Voters like high-speed rail, if they don’t have to pay for it Los Angeles Times » A new poll of 835 voters found that respondents were pretty equally divided over the high-speed rail line, with 48% expressing at least some support and 43% opposed. Michelle2018-05-31T09:08:48-08:00May 31st, 2018|California, California High Speed Rail, Design-Build, High-Speed Rail|
