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Arup Awarded CHSRA Contract
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has selected Arup as sustainability program manager for its planned 500-mile Phase 1 system from San Francisco to Los Angeles/Anaheim.
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CHSRA Video Release: High-Speed Rail ‘Empowers’ Students to Pursue Future Rail Careers
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on May 25 released a video celebrating Fresno State’s first annual K-12 Railroad Model Competition. The video (below) highlights enthusiastic elementary, middle and high-school…
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CHSRA Earns WTS Employer of the Year Award
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on May 12 reported receiving the 2023 WTS Recognition Award–Employer of the Year from the international chapter of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) for…
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CHSRA Earns Diversity, Social Change Advancement Award
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has received an award for excellence in advancing diversity and social change from the American Planning Association’s (APA) California–Northern Section.
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CHSRA Selects Foster + Partners, Arup to Design First Four Central Valley Stations
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has selected the joint venture of Foster + Partners and Arup to design the Merced, Fresno, Kings/Tulare and Bakersfield stations that will serve passengers…
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CHSRA Releases 2022 Project Update Report (UPDATED)
To "fulfill its biennial requirement to update the California Legislature on the development and implementation of intercity high-speed rail service," the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has issued its 2023…
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Transit Briefs: CHSRA, MARTA
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is seeking industry feedback on its track, systems and trainset procurement options. Meanwhile, ridership forecasts have dropped for the future project, while costs are…
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Transit Briefs: Brightline, CHSRA, USDOT OIG
A new Siemens Mobility trainset is heading to Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad. Also, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is passed over for Multimodal Project Disciplinary Grants from the…
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CHSRA Selects Stantec to Design Merced-Madera Extension
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on Dec.19 announced that it has awarded Edmonton, Alberta, Canada-based engineering firm Stantec a $41 million contract to design the 33.9-mile Merced to Madera…
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AECOM-Fluor JV Lands California High-Speed Rail Contract
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has selected the AECOM-Fluor joint venture (JV) to provide Program Delivery Support (PDS) services.
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CHSRA: Track, Systems Contract Back Out to Bid
In lieu of extending a track and systems procurement again, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has abandoned two existing bids and will restructure and re-bid the project.
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CHSRA Awards Central Valley Stations Design Contract
The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s (CHRSA) Board of Directors on Oct. 20 announced that it has awarded an approximately $35 million contract to Foster + Partners and Arup (F+P Arup)…
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CHSRA Issues 2022 Sustainability Report
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on Oct. 18 released a report detailing its sustainability efforts from 2021 through the first part of 2022.
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CHSRA Eyes Construction Toward Bakersfield
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is applying for a $67 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to improve highway/rail grade crossings in Shafter, Calif.
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CHSRA Issues Draft EIR/EIS for Palmdale-Burbank Segment (UPDATED)
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on Sept. 2 released for public review the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the Palmdale-Burbank segment of its 500-mile Phase 1…
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CHSRA Certifies San Francisco-San Jose EIR/EIS
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) Board has certified the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the approximately 43-mile San Francisco to San Jose section, approving the project.…
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CHSRA: Board Greenlights Two Design Contracts
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has awarded $85.9 million in contracts to advance design of the Central Valley’s Merced-to-Madera and Fresno-to-Bakersfield project segments, covering a total of 52.4 miles.
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CHSRA Issues Final EIR/EIS for Northern California Project
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) has released for Board approval the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIR/EIS) for the San Francisco to San Jose project section in…
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CHSRA Certifies Silicon Valley-Central Valley EIR/EIS
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on April 28 certified the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the approximately 90-mile San Jose to Merced section in Northern California,…
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CHSRA Advances Wildlife Protection Project
A $3.125 million California Wildlife Conservation Board grant will fund the planning, design, environmental review and permitting of a proposed wildlife overcrossing spanning State Route 152, near the San Jose…