Project leaders have been focused on completing the 171-mile Bakersfield to Merced line, which was expected to cost taxpayers an estimated $35.3 billion with a completion date sometime between ...

But it’s likely to be another year and a half before plans for the Merced station — as well as stations in Fresno, Hanford and Bakersfield — reach a construction-ready stage.

A federal probe by the Trump Administration determined the California High Speed Rail Authority in default on terms of two ...

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is applying for a $67 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration to improve highway/rail grade crossings in Shafter, Calif. CHSRA on Oct.

Currently, 119 miles of the 171-mile Merced-to-Bakersfield segment are under construction. Passenger service between Merced and Bakersfield is projected to start between 2030 and 2033.

Last week, the CEO of California’s High-Speed Rail Authority testified in Sacramento that a much smaller 170-mile track connecting Merced to Bakersfield would cost $35 billion and wouldn’t be ...

Construction is currently focused on a segment in the Central Valley, a 170-mile stretch between Bakersfield and Merced. Project officials last year estimated that the route would be ready for ...

It’s 2025 and the Merced-to-Bakersfield section has not been completed. That one segment would cost more than the original project total, the Department of Transportation says.

Duffy also noted that if Californians really want a fast train from L.A. to San Francisco (the original plan) or Merced to Bakersfield (the placeholder scheme) they can have it.

Consultants have now been informed and documents obtained by KCRA 3 show the Bakersfield to Merced project estimate could now grow by up to another $3.2 billion, reaching a total of $38.5 billion.

The latest estimates of construction costs for the Valley route between Merced and Bakersfield range from $32.1 billion to $35.3 billion. Advertisement. About Our Ads; Solve the daily Crossword.