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California high speed rail timeline7/31/2023 Supreme Court – In January, Governor Jerry Brown’s administration petitioned the California Supreme Court to overturn the November ruling that barred the State from selling the Prop1A approved bonds. Kenny denied the Authority’s funding plan, ruling that their requested nearly $10 billion in Prop1A bonds could not be issued. Prop1A bonds – In November 2013, Sacramento judge Michael P. ![]() ![]() The project is to be fully completed by 2029, with over 29 stations and 800 miles of track, while reaching speeds of 200 miles per hour. Operational timeline – The initial operational segment is projected to be operational by 2021, the Bay to Basin by 2026, and Phase 1 Blended by 2028. In the 2012 Revised Business Plan, the Merced-Fresno and Fresno-Bakersfield segments should be completed by mid-2017. Engineering and design work has begun in the Fresno area, with the rail Authority pushing for high speed rail construction in the Central Valley to begin in spring. Initial Operation Section – First set for summer 2013, the construction of the initial operation section throughout the Central Valley has been continually postponed due to legal/financing setbacks. Indirect Job Creation – increased economic activity associated with the high speed rail system could indirectly generate up to 400,000 additional long-term, permanent jobs statewide. The full Phase 1 system would directly employ an estimated 3,500 people. Operation and Maintenance – Initial Operation Section, once fully operational, will directly employ an estimated 4,500 permanent jobs. The building of the Phase 1 Blended System is said to generate an additional 66,000 jobs annually for 15 years. According to the Authority, the Initial Operating Section is set to create 34,000 jobs annually for the next 15 years, while the Bay to Basin step will create an estimated 60,000 jobs annually for 13 years. Currently, the construction industry in the Central Valley has a 30 percent unemployment rate. ![]() Recently, the Fresno City Council approved spending $2 million in funds provided by the Authority for a consulting firm to insure design plans are implemented when construction begins.Ĭonstruction – High speed rail construction for the first leg of the initial operating section in the Central Valley is projected to create 20,000 construction jobs annually for the next five years. Consultants – Environmental and design consulting firms have seen major benefits from the California High Speed Rail project.
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