Tag: California High Speed Rail Authority

Roadbuilding

California changes high-speed rail bidding rules

California high-speed rail officials said Thursday that they have changed their rules for selecting a builder for phase one in the Central Valley, the Los Angeles Times reported. In March 2012, the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s board created a two-step process for selecting a contractor. The first step would use a technical evaluation to narrow […]

April 19, 2013

Roadbuilding

California rail grants expected to create jobs, increase safety, reduce congestion

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a $16 million grant to support improved safety and scheduling on the San Francisco-San Jose corridor in California, the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) announced on June 27. On June 24, the U.S. DOT provided $126 million for Chicago’s Englewood Flyover project to eliminate one of the […]

June 27, 2011

Safety

CA rail grants expected to create jobs, increase safety, reduce congestion

CA rail grants expected to create jobs, increase safety, reduce congestion

June 27, 2011

Business

Transportation leaders voice support for high-speed rail in CA

More than 100 California public and private sector transportation leaders voiced strong support for implementing high-speed rail in California in a report released Jan. 25 from the Center for Urban Infrastructure at Brandman University.

January 25, 2011

Safety

Caltrans receives $171 million to improve passenger rail service

The California Department of Transportation has awarded the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has been awarded $171 million to improve service on its highly successful intercity passenger rail service. “The federal funding for intercity rail provides the impetus to expand and greatly improve passenger rail service statewide,” said Caltrans Director Cindy McKim in a written […]

November 9, 2010