The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in partnership with the California State Agency (CalSTA), released on Jan. 7 its final 2024 State Rail Plan, which officials said, “lays out a strategy for
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) recently unveiled an interactive public art piece that provides a 3D representation of The Portal project, which will bring high-speed
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on Sept. 26 released its annual Sustainability Report detailing the “cumulative and annual progress the high-speed rail project has made on its social, economic and environmental goals in the last year.”
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is seeking comments on whether to grant a waiver of its Buy America requirements to the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA or Authority) so it can use
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on Sept. 5 announced that it has settled the City of Brisbane’s lawsuit regarding the high-speed rail project.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on Aug. 30 announced that it has reached an agreement with the Grassland Water District, Grassland Resource Conservation District, and Grassland Fund (Grassland) that releases Grassland’s potential California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) claims regarding CHSRA’s adoption of environmental review documents for the San Jose to Merced portion of the high-speed rail project.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) on Aug. 8 announced that its Board of Directors has tapped Ian Choudri as the organization’s next CEO following a closed session in Sacramento, Calif. Choudri will succeed Brian Kelley, who announced his retirement this past January.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations on July 25 marked up S.4796, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (THUD Appropriations Act). The bipartisan legislation was reported in a
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) on July 23 reported renewing an agreement with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to continue assuming the federal agency’s environmental review responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s (CHSRA) Board of Directors on June 26 approved the joint venture of SYSTRA | TYPSA to begin designing track and overhead contact systems (OCS) for the initial