High-Speed Rail Construction

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (627+ words) By Katy Grimes, September 9, 2026 1:00 pm California’s High-Speed Rail boondoggle, voter approved in 2008 for a San Francisco to Los Angeles line, has been whittled down to a Merced-to-Bakersfield line, is now estimated to cost taxpayers more than $231 billion, up from its…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (611+ words) After more than a decade of designing, debating and dreaming of grade separation at three local rail crossings, Palo Alto’s elected leaders are preparing to narrow their scope and focus their energy on one location: Charleston Road. But as members…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (858+ words) Merced officials told the California High-Speed Rail Authority not to attempt its proposed station area change until it comes up with a full plan. In Shafter, a major developer has started planning more than 1,200 homes squarely in the bullet train’s…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (153+ words) Work continues daily on the high-speed rail project, with 171 miles currently under design and construction from Merced to Bakersfield. More than 80 miles of guideway are complete, along with 60 fully completed major structures and 30 more structures underway across Madera, Fresno, Kings…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (616+ words) Merced elected officials are calling for more transparency and discussion on a risk management plan before signing off on building a high-speed rail station in a new location in the county. Merced Mayor Matthew Serratto, City Council members Sarah Boyle…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (622+ words) The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s August 2026 CEO Report has outlined progress on construction and procurement, while highlighting continued funding and project delivery challenges. In his report to the Authority’s Board of Directors, CEO Ian Choudri noted that the first half…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (138+ words) Working for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro), the JV will do pre-construction and early-works before building the line with 11 stations and a 26-acre maintenance facility. The new stations will connect to existing services to create a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (587+ words) by Michelle Roldan, Eyewitness News BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A proposed housing development in Shafter has become the latest flashpoint in an ongoing dispute with the California High-Speed Rail Authority, with city leaders arguing the neighborhood plans predate the rail…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (548+ words) Local Merced officials are calling out the unfulfilled and changing transportation promises made to the area years ago by state and regional agencies. In a letter to the California High-Speed Rail Authority, they suggested the agency’s idea to build its…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (713+ words) Nearly two decades after California and China started their high-speed rail race, China has laid enough high-speed rail to circle the globe — while California’s bullet train has yet to carry a single passenger. The Newsom administration did not immediately respond…...