 Board of Directors approved awarding the design and support services contract for the Merced, Fresno, Kings/Tulare and Bakersfield stations.){kind=link}
October 20, 2022
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s (Authority) Board of Directors at this time unanimously accredited awarding the design and help companies contract for the Merced, Fresno, Kings/Tulare and Bakersfield stations that can serve high-speed rail passengers on the preliminary 171-mile section.
Click for bigger model of preliminary conceptual rendering of Fresno Station.
“The first four Central Valley high-speed rail stations are one step closer to reality,” mentioned Authority Chairman Tom Richards. “High-speed rail stations will transform cities, spur economic development and create community hubs within the heart of our state.”
The Authority awarded an roughly $35 million station design contract to Foster + Partners and Arup (F+P Arup) for the primary of two individually funded phases: the primary to advance the design work on the 4 station websites, together with figuring out right-of-way and utility relocation necessities obligatory for development, and the second to progress to remaining design and development prepared paperwork, development help and commissioning. The period for the primary section of labor is estimated to be 30 months.
The California high-speed rail challenge is presently underneath development alongside 119 miles in California’s Central Valley at greater than 30 energetic job websites. In the previous a number of months, the Authority additionally started advancing design work on the alignment to increase work north into Merced and south into Bakersfield.
To date, practically 9,000 development jobs have been created for the reason that begin of development. For extra on development, go to www.buildhsr.com. For a extra complete take a look at the Authority’s stations go to: https://hsra.app.box.com/s/vyvjv9hckwl1dk603ju15u07fdfir2q8/folder/163436037724.
The following link incorporates the above in addition to different latest video, animations, images, press heart assets and newest renderings: https://hsra.app.box.com/s/vyvjv9hckwl1dk603ju15u07fdfir2q8.
These information are all obtainable for free use, courtesy of the California High-Speed Rail Authority.