This $3,161,190,134 Cooperative Agreement award from the Federal Railroad Administration under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) program will fund the advancement of high-speed rail passenger service connecting Merced, Fresno, and Bakersfield, California. The key elements include: final design of the Bakersfield extension and Merced extension, right-of-way acquisition for the Merced and Bakersfield extensions, construction of the Bakersfield interim...
This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Federal Railroad Administration under the National Infrastructure Investments (CFDA 20.933) program will provide $41,000,000 in funding for preliminary engineering and design efforts related to the Merced Extension of the California High-Speed Rail System. The key activities to be completed under this award include: Finalizing the configuration and design footprint (minimum 30% design) Conducting value engineering Refining cost estimates for construction...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) program to the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The funding will support the development of a Service Development Plan (SDP) for a proposed high-speed rail corridor connecting San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Anaheim, California. Key tasks include developing a project performance plan, existing planning...
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $2,349,765 Project Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on September 20, 2024. The grant funds upgrades to three at-grade highway-railway crossings on the Ventura County subdivision in California at Sequoia Avenue, Katherine Road, and Tampa Avenue. The project will improve safety for drivers and pedestrians by adding...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded a $3,332,000 Formula Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on July 11, 2023. This grant will fund work by the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) on the Railway-Highway Crossings (Section 130) Program to address hazard elimination at the UPRR railroad crossing on High Street in Oakland, Alameda County, California. As a sub-awardee, UPRR...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded the California Department of Transportation $3,328,449.28 on August 4, 2022 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to address railroad-highway grade crossing hazards. Specifically, the funding will support improvements to the Radio Road grade crossing at the BNSF Railroad in Corona, California, including eliminating hazards at the intersection. A portion of the funding, details of which were not...
The $33,200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under the National Infrastructure Investments program (CFDA 20.933) will fund the California High-Speed Rail Authority's project to improve and activate the historic Southern Pacific Railroad Depot in Fresno, California. The project aims to address transportation challenges in a federally designated Opportunity Zone by renovating the historic depot, developing a plaza, and constructing a Chinatown Mobility...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $345,038.67 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) on July 19, 2021 to the California Department of Transportation. The funding will support grade crossing hazards elimination and safety improvements at the intersection of San Gorgonio Avenue and the Union Pacific Railroad in the City of Banning, Riverside County, California. Specifically, the grant funds will be used to address...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded the California Department of Transportation a $1,080,000 Formula Grant under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on August 11, 2022. The grant funds will support the AVE R Grade Crossing project at the Union Pacific Railroad and Southern California Regional Rail Authority railroad crossing in the city of Palmdale, California. Specifically, the project aims to eliminate hazards at the...
The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $1.83 million on September 9, 2021 to the California Department of Transportation under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) to address grade crossing hazard elimination at the Power Inn Road and Union Pacific Railroad crossing in Sacramento, California. This formula grant funding will support projects to construct, preserve, and improve highways and roads, consistent with the purpose...