California High Speed Rail Archives

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...

New Documents Show Botched Madera High-Speed Rail Bridge Project

August 12, 2020 2:10 amAugust 11, 2020 9:27 pm

On Monday, a release of documents showed that a California High-Speed Rail and BNSF Railway bridge in Madera County has halted production due to numerous construction issues and design problems. The Road 27 bridge, located in the town of Madera,...

Rare Bipartisan Assembly Majority Co-Sponsor Resolution to Defer High-Speed Rail Contract

June 8, 2020 3:10 pmJune 8, 2020 3:15 pm

On June 5th, the California Assembly co-sponsored a resolution to have the California High-Speed Rail Authority defer a $20.5 billion stretch of high-speed rail construction between Bakersfield and Merced. Deferring $20.5 billion The contract, roughly 1/3rd of the amount California...

Gov. Gavin’s Go-To Guy

January 7, 2020 7:03 amJanuary 6, 2020 7:42 pm

As Sophia Bollag reports in the Sacramento Bee, “Gov. Gavin Newsom turned at least four times to global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. over the past year when he wanted to bring a private sector perspective to California government.” The...

California’s Purple Line Extension Must Be Stopped

November 5, 2019 3:40 pmNovember 6, 2019 11:53 am

High-speed rail has long been of interest for Californians, as public transit is oftentimes the fastest and easiest mode of transportation. However, public transit projects that are carried out incorrectly could leave taxpayers on the hook for hundreds of millions...

Exclusive California Globe Interview With Rep. Kevin McCarthy

September 6, 2019 8:30 amSeptember 6, 2019 9:47 am

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hails from Bakersfield, and has long advocated for the agriculture-rich region. Unsurprisingly, he has also repeatedly said that California needs water projects instead of High-Speed Rail. Earlier this year, Congressman McCarthy, who represents most of...