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You might not know it from the TV and newspaper reports, but the California High Speed Rail project is actually saving money the closer it gets to construction. Take, for example, today’s vote by the California High Speed Rail Authority to save at least $500 million – and perhaps as much as $1 billion – [...]
This week the California High Speed Rail Authority announced it has adopted the hybrid alternative for the Merced to Fresno section of the high speed rail project. The route runs to the east of Madera, and is at least $500 million cheaper than several of the other alternatives on the table. From a CHSRA press [...]
Have a listen to the Merced Sun-Star’s recent “Off the 99″ podcast which explores “the pros and cons of high speed rail” with guests Daniel Krause and Brian Stanke of Californians For High Speed Rail. The podcast also interviews David Mills of IBEW Local 684, and Kole Upton, an HSR opponent. Daniel and Brian did [...]
A big milestone was reached today when the California High Speed Rail Authority released the Draft Environmental Impact Reports for the Merced to Fresno and Fresno to Bakersfield sections of the project, the first ones that will be built with the combined state and federal funding. The Authority’s website has the full documents, and they’ve [...]
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