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  • Fresno - Bakersfield

    Due to the large scope of the project – the largest public infrastructure project in the nation – the environmental review is being conducted in two parts: at the statewide level followed by a more specific project-level review of each of the nine sections of the system. Each project section is moving through this process at a different pace.

    The Fresno to Bakersfield section of the 800-mile system is 114 miles long. The section travels south through the center of the southern portion of the San Joaquin Valley. Stations will be in the cities of Fresno, where it will connect with the Merced to Fresno section, and Bakersfield, where it will connect with the Bakersfield to Palmdale section.

    The high-speed train project is expected to create 16,500 construction-related jobs in this region over the life of construction. Once operating, projections estimate 4,500 boardings daily in Fresno and 5,100 in Bakersfield, with travel time between Fresno and Bakersfield estimated at 37 minutes. CO2 emission savings are estimated at 84.75 lbs. per trip.

  • Proposed Route Map

    Use the Proposed Route Map to view different alignments being considered for each section.

     
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  • What's New?

    The Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the Fresno to Bakersfield section was released on August 9, 2011. Public comments on the Draft EIR/EIS were accepted through October 13, 2011.
     
    The California High-Speed Rail Authority will issue a Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Fresno-to-Bakersfield section in spring 2012. Rather than issuing a Final EIR/EIS for the Fresno-to-Bakersfield section in January as previously scheduled, the Authority will now use the coming 5-6 months to further engineer an additional Hanford West Bypass route and new station alternative, conduct the additional environmental analyses needed, seek “value engineering” opportunities to reduce costs, and make other necessary revisions including those based on comments received through the comment period which ended Oct. 13, 2011, The revised document will have a separate formal comment period. 

    Please note: only comments submitted during the official comment periods (until Oct. 13, 2011 and then again in the spring of 2012) will be treated as formal comments and subsequently responded to, in writing, as part of the Final EIR/EIS.
     

  • Featured Documents
  • Development Progress

    The Fresno to Bakersfield section is currently in Stage 3, Planning: Draft EIR/EIS.
    Learn more about the stages of the project.

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