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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2016

Calif. High-Speed Rail Authority strikes station-area planning agreement

Accord with City of San José Ensures a collaborative effort between local and regional transportation partners to develop new, intermodal transportation opportunities for the region and encourage transit-oriented development and smart growth policies.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2016

Legislators upset with changes to Calif. high-speed rail construction

The reason for the change of plan is that the segment between Bakersfield and the Los Angeles basin is far more geologically complex, and will require a series of tunnels to be bored that will inevitably lead to delays and extra expense.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2016

Calif. HSR realigns proposed SoCal routes

Rail officials redrew its proposed routes for the Burbank-to-Palmdale section of the planned California bullet train, veering away from the communities of San Fernando and Sylmar.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2016

Calif. high-speed rail lawsuit back in court

Attorneys for a group of Central Valley farmers will argue in Sacramento County Superior Court that the state can no longer assure Californians of the claims made in 2008.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2016

Residents question 'fake' cemetery in path of proposed high-speed rail

Google Satellite Map images of the Acton, Calif. property from 2016 did not show any tombstones as of Monday, Feb. 1.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2015

Siemens raises questions about Calif. HSR project funding

Specifically, the company questioned whether the project’s current funding stream — the state cap-and-trade program — is sustainable.

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Newsby StaffJuly 22, 2015

Jacobs Engineering wins California high-speed rail contract

Will be the lead designer for the Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture for the design-build contract and is responsible for the infrastructure design. Officials estimate the construction value to be $1.2 billion.

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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2015

Calif. legislators call for re-vote on high-speed rail

If approved by voters, any unspent HSR dollars would be redirected to repair and/or construct new state highways and local streets and roads. 

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Newsby StaffJune 30, 2015

Parsons Brinckerhoff under contract to deliver Calif. high-speed rail

Will begin work on a seven-year, $700 million rail delivery partner contract awarded by the California High-Speed Rail Authority earlier this month.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2015

5 contractor teams invited to bid on Calif. high-speed rail segment

The California High-Speed Rail Authority expects to issue its request for proposals from contractors in late May for a 22-mile stretch of the proposed bullet-train line in northern Kern County.

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