CA High-Speed Rail 🚄💨

CA High-Speed Rail 🚄💨

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🏗 Building the US’s first 200+mph; 100% renewably powered #HSR 📍 SF↔️Central Valley↔️LA, 500+ miles, under 3⃣ hours ⚡️ & decarbonize transportation #BuildHSR

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We're getting even closer to laying track! 🛤️ Crews are hard at work completing ballast and cable trough installation as we move quickly toward this next major milestone. Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to track laying! 🎉

Today, Board Member Emily Cohen joined Authority staff for a tour of the Dutch John Cut Bridge and Hanford Viaduct in Kings County! It's always a pleasure to witness first-hand the hard work our teams put in to build the future of transportation in California! 🚅⚡ #BuildHSR

Construction Update: Church Ave. Grade Separation 📍Fresno, CA Yesterday, crews placed a total of 801 cubic yards of concrete & sprayed a curing compound for the deck of the structure! When complete, the grade separation will take traffic over existing railroad & future high-speed rail tracks! 🚅⚡

✅COMPLETE: Corcoran Highway Grade Separation 📍Kings County, CA The structure spans 713 feet, more than 43 feet wide, and is the 62nd structure to be completed across the first 119 miles of active construction in the Central Valley! Learn more here: bit.ly/3S7MFd8! #BuildHSR

The Authority recently welcomed high school students from the Mineta Summer Transportation Academy for a presentation, Q&A with engineers on the project, and tour of high-speed rail construction! Thanks for joining us!

🚗 OPEN TO TRAFFIC: Excelsior Avenue Grade Separation 📍Kings County, CA With utility and road work wrapped up, we’re excited to shift traffic and open the newly completed Excelsior Avenue grade separation, located just east of State Route 43. Get more information at BuildHSR.com!

Joshua Hurlbert has been appointed Chief Technology Officer for the Authority! 🎉 Hurlbert brings extensive experience to this position after serving as the Director of Information Technology at Brightline West Trains since 2023 and holding similar roles at Ticketmaster, the U.S. Army + more!

Here's another look at the recently opened SR-43 at Jersey Avenue Grade Separation in Kings County! This grade separation brings the total number of finished structures to 61 along the first 119 miles of active construction in the Central Valley. Learn more here: bit.ly/4o3J8Ie | #BuildHSR

✅ COMPLETE: State Route 43 at Jersey Ave Grade Separation 📍 Kings County, CA The grade separation spans 437 feet long, more than 43 feet wide and will carry highway traffic over future high-speed rail tracks! #InfrastructureWeek

✅ The Road 26 Grade Separation in Madera County is complete! This grade separation brings the total number of structures completed to 60 and is the 11th and final grade separation in Madera County for the first 119 miles of high-speed rail construction in the Central Valley! #InfrastructureWeek

Antonio Buelna has been appointed Chief of Infrastructure Maintenance for the Authority! He previously served as the Assistant Director of Capital Projects for the City of Fresno and held several positions at the Union Pacific Railroad, including Director of Rail Management and more!

Marilyn Norris has been appointed Chief of Safety and Security for the Authority! She brings a wealth of experience in transportation and safety, including leadership positions at ConGlobal, REMPREX, Amazon, and more! Welcome aboard!

California High-Speed Rail is accelerating progress daily, with 59 completed structures and counting. But that's not all: ✅ 171-miles under construction & design ✅ 68% of guideway completed ✅ 91% of utilities relocated ✅ 99% of right-of-way purchased Watch now: youtu.be/lMf3rnWBDbY?...

youtu.beThe Future of Transportation Is Growing from the Ground Up in California’s Central ValleyYouTube video by California High-Speed Rail Authority

California High-Speed Rail is creating good-paying jobs for hardworking members of the trades. 🛠️16,000+ jobs created 🏗️1,600+ daily-workers dispatched These jobs mean steady, mortgage-paying careers for thousands of Californian families. #BuildHSR

The Shaw Avenue Grade Separation is underway! This week, 20 of the 36 pre-cast, concrete girders were delivered and placed at the grade separation in Fresno. These girders were more than 150 feet long and weighed more than 167,000 pounds each. #BuildHSR

As we move closer to operations, high-speed rail is already boosting California’s economy. 📈$24.6 BILLION in economic output 👷$9.5 BILLION in labor income And over 98% of project investments are supporting California workers and businesses. 👪 #BuildHSR

Christine Ciccotti has been appointed General Counsel for the Authority! Ciccotti brings extensive experience to the position. She served as the Chief Counsel, Deputy Attorney General + more at several state agencies & held multiple positions on the federal level & U.S. Air Force. Welcome aboard!

California high-speed rail recently celebrated the completion of the southern railhead site! About the site: 🏗️ 150-acre site for track installation materials & more 🚧 Includes workshop, maintenance yard, storage 🚅 10 miles of temp. train tracks installed for receiving & delivering material

✨HSR 101: Behind the Build - "Cap-And-Invest" HSR 101 is our new monthly explainer series where we breakdown some of the many moving parts that make-up California high-speed rail. Learn more and get updates on the project at hsr.ca.gov! #BuildHSR 🚅⚡