The project will address several transportation challenges by improving existing historic assets in an under-invested, federally designated opportunity zone

This $33,200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program will support the California High-Speed Rail Authority's project to renovate the historic Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, develop and activate a plaza, and construct a Chinatown Mobility Hub in Fresno, California. The project aims to bring early activity and transportation improvements to the station site and surrounding neighborhoods several years before the area is served by passenger rail. Key deliverables include a detailed project work plan, budget, and schedule; right-of-way acquisition; construction; and project management and administration. This federal investment will help advance the development of a modern, interconnected high-speed rail system serving multiple Central Valley communities.

The project will support early site activation, bringing activity to the station site and surrounding neighborhoods several years before the station is served by passenger rail. The improvements will renovate the historic southern pacific railroad depot (historic depot) develop and activate a plaza and construct the chinatown mobility hub. Deliverables for the project include:-task 1: detailed project work plan, budget, and schedule-task 2: right of way acquisition -task 3: construction -task 4: project management and administrationthe california high speed rail authority is the grantee and there is no proposed sub-recipient.