Winter 2026 California High-Speed Rail Progress Report The video features updates on: 🏗️ Construction in the Central Valley 🚅 Railhead + Track & Systems 📃 Los Angeles to Anaheim Environmental Documents Watch now: bit.ly/4bLMrj7

The California High-Speed Rail Authority seeks to bring a consortium of private investors and developers on board by summer 2026 to begin the process of delivering high-speed rail faster, smarter and more economically. 🤝🚅 Learn more here: bit.ly/3LbE5q6

Great to host Merced Mayor Matthew Serratto in Sacramento today. We look forward to continuing constructive engagement with Merced as we work together to deliver high-speed rail throughout California.

🎉Exciting news! The Los Angeles to Anaheim Project Section Draft EIR/EIS is now available for review & public comment through Tuesday, February 3, 2026. 🔗More information on how to comment & information on the planned open houses & public hearings: bit.ly/3YffIL2

Today, the Authority released a video featuring the nearly 60 completed structures to date, with highlights including: ✅ 68% of guideway completed ✅ 91% of utilities relocated ✅ 99% of right-of-way purchased Watch: youtu.be/lMf3rnWBDbY?...

The Authority has issued a Request for Proposals, officially soliciting bids from qualified vendors to build the nation’s first high-speed rail track and systems beginning next year. 🚅💨 Learn more about the contract here: bit.ly/4rjFIm9

The Central Valley Training Center (CVTC) celebrates fifth anniversary & recognizes 20 new graduates of the program! 🎉 The CVTC pre-apprenticeship program offers: 🦺 Intros to 10 trades 🧱 Hands-on training 🤝 Several industry certifications Info: bit.ly/4pmp8zW

See the latest high-speed rail project updates, meet the Authority's new Small Business Advocate + more in our Fall 2025 Small Business Newsletter! 🔗 bit.ly/3HuuiEw

Authority CEO Ian Choudri joined Executive Director Blake Zante on The Maddy Report for a high-speed rail discussion, including an overview of the project, opportunities and challenges + more! 🚅⚡ See the episode here: bit.ly/48iqG8q

Here's a closer look at this year's Annual Small Business Diversity and Resources Fair! 🤝300+ small businesses in attendance 🚅40 exhibitors + networking opportunities 🤝Matchmaking with 18 prime contractors More info: hsr.ca.gov/2025/10/24/p...

Thank you, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, for your dedication and effort to help make high-speed rail a reality in California.👏 (1/2)

COMPLETE: Hanford Armona Road Grade Separation 📍Kings County About the structure: ✅ Spans 209 ft., 80 ft. Wide ✅ Ninth structure to be completed this year ✅ Will take traffic over future high-speed rail tracks Learn more: bit.ly/3Lfok1f

COMPLETE: Avenue 17 Grade Separation 📍Madera County The grade separation will: 🤝Serve as a new through roadway improving east-west mobility for the community 🚑Reduce emergency response times 🚅Take traffic & pedestrians over BNSF & future HSR tracks bit.ly/4qBg4so

"It’s really 'build more and go forward.' We will hire a contractor who will start laying tracks next year. We are now about to finish 120 miles of the civil works by the end of 2026. This is the plan." - Authority CEO Ian Choudri Read more: bit.ly/4ojTF1m (via Smart Cities Dive) #BuildHSR

The California High-Speed Rail Authority hosted its Annual Small Business Diversity and Resources Fair, bringing together more than 300 small businesses from across the state at the Burlingame Community Center! 🤝🚅⚡ Learn more: hsr.ca.gov/2025/10/24/p...

As we prepare to release our draft EIR/EIS for the Los Angeles to Anaheim section, we want to highlight how this section will improve transit for everybody in Southern California. See the video for more info! (1/2)

Authority CEO Ian Choudri thanks the International Union of Railways (UIC) for his new position as Vice Chair of the North American Regional Assembly and for representation on the UIC's Executive Board. Learn more here: bit.ly/42d4SYE

Authority CEO Ian Choudri thanks State leaders for a continued commitment to delivering California’s high-speed rail project by agreeing to reauthorize the Cap-and-Invest program, securing $1 billion for the project annually through 2045.🚅🤝 🔗 bit.ly/4mX3zVR

Another cohort completed the Central Valley Training Center pre-apprenticeship program! To date, more than 100,000 training hours have been provided to students, resulting in 284 individuals completing the program 🎉 Learn more: bit.ly/3VEvnCp

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors approved proceeding with procurements to purchase high-speed rail materials, a major milestone to accelerate track and systems construction, slated to begin in the next year! 🤝🚅 Learn more: bit.ly/3HYkB6K

JUST RELEASED: Supplemental Project Update Report 🚅⚡ This report provides a clear path forward to connect the high-speed rail system to Northern and Southern California via the Central Valley by 2039. Learn more here: bit.ly/4fSRj6c

COMPLETE: Avenue 88 Grade Separation 📍Tulare County Avenue 88 is the latest structure to be completed in the Central Valley and will now take traffic over SR 43 along with the BNSF railroad + future high-speed rail tracks! Learn more here: bit.ly/47CRh08

Celebrate Bay Area Transit Month at the intersection of art and public transportation at the Salesforce Transit Center! 📅Sept. 24 from 3p-6p 📍TJPA's Salesforce Transit Center Grand Hall @ 425 Mission St., SF 🔗RSVP: lu.ma/bo4xi972 Free & open to the public! All ages welcome!

Authority CEO Ian Choudri discusses new long-term funding, private partnerships and even turning to one of California’s newest “natural” resources: The AI data center. (Forbes) Read more here: bit.ly/45sHbfz

✅ COMPLETE: Tulare Street Underpass and Grade Separation in Fresno! The Authority, alongside local and state leaders, celebrated the completion of the project with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Fresno's Historic Chinatown. Learn more: hsr.ca.gov/2025/07/31/p... #BuildHSR

In response to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA): Canceling these grants without cause isn’t just wrong — it’s illegal. These are legally binding agreements, and the Authority has met every obligation, as confirmed by repeated federal reviews, as recently as February 2025.

Here's a look at the 17th cohort of the Central Valley Training Center pre-apprenticeship program where students: 🤝 Work with journeyman-level instructors 🚧 Learn about construction trades 👍 Earn industry-specific certifications + more! More info: cvtcprogram.com

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: The Avenue 17 Grade Separation in Madera County will improve east to west mobility! 🤝 Once a dead end, the grade separation will allow vehicular traffic to travel along Ave 17 from Lake St. to Raymond Rd, over the existing freight & future HSR tracks.🚄💨 #BuildCA #BuildHSR

Construction Update: The Avenue 88 Grade Separation in Tulare County is close to completion! ✅ The overpass is ready to be paved & striped! When complete, the grade separation will take traffic over State Route 43, the BNSF & future HSR tracks. 🚄💨 #BuildCA #BuildHSR

Construction Update: Tulare Street Underpass | 📍 Fresno, CA Progress is being made everyday in downtown Fresno! The high-speed rail bridge is continuing to take shape with concrete placed for the sidewalks and new streetlights installed! Learn more at buildhsr.com! #BuildCA #BuildHSR

That's a wrap for APTA's High Speed Rail Seminar and Rail Conference! 👍Connected with industry experts 🚄Shared project updates 🤝Joined panel discussions We look forward to continue building these partnerships as we make progress on the CAHSR project! #APTAhsr25 #APTArail25

Edward Fenn has been appointed Chief of Construction at the Authority! 🏗 Fenn joins the Authority with 30+ years of experience holding various construction management positions, including being the Vice President of Construction Management at Brightline West Trains. Congratulations and welcome!

Soon-Sik Lee has been appointed Chief of Planning and Engineering at the California High-Speed Rail Authority! 🚄💨 Lee was previously the Vice President - Senior Program Manager at AECOM and joins the Authority with over 20 years of experience in rail and infrastructure! Welcome aboard!

Today at #APTArail25, @caltrain.com representatives shared insight on the Caltrain Electrification Project! High-Speed Rail🤝Caltrain ⚡HSR to use existing corridor ⚡51mi of electrified track We are proud funding partners of project, paving the way for HSR in the Bay! #APTAhsr25

Here's a look at Authority CEO Ian Choudri's session at the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) High-Speed Rail Seminar! See the full discussion here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnDE... #APTAhsr25 #APTArail25

The latest All Aboard Newsletter is out now, featuring: ✉ The Authority's Letter to the FRA 🚧 Spring Construction Update + Project Info 🚄 Updates in NorCal, SoCal & Statewide Learn more here: hsr.ca.gov/communicatio...

The Authority recognizes 17th cohort to complete the Central Valley Training Center pre-apprenticeship program! 🎓To date, 268 students have graduated from the 10-week program located in the city of Selma! Learn more here: hsr.ca.gov/2025/06/20/p...

COMPLETE: Avenue 56 Grade Separation in Tulare County About the structure: 🏗 219 ft. long, 35 ft. wide 🚧 12 pre-cast girders 💪 161,795 lbs of steel The Avenue 56 overpass is the fifth structure to be completed in 2025 and will take traffic over future HSR tracks! hsr.ca.gov/2025/06/16/p...

BREAKING: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is trying to pull the plug on America’s only true high-speed rail system. Read the Authority’s full response: hsr.ca.gov/2025/06/12/n...

JUST RELEASED: Spring 2025 Construction Update 🚧 Get updates on high-speed rail structures + railhead project in Kern County! ✅ 60 miles of guideway complete 🏗 54 structures complete, 30 underway 🤝 ~1,600 workers are dispatched to a HSR construction site daily hsr.ca.gov/2025/06/12/v...

The Authority is committed to small, disabled, disadvantaged, and diverse businesses playing a major role in building the statewide high-speed rail project! 🤝🚄💨 Learn about some of the firms working on the project + more in the Spring 2025 Small Business Newsletter: hsr.ca.gov/business-opp...

The Authority strongly disagrees with the FRA’s conclusions, which are misguided & do not reflect the substantial progress made. We remain committed to completing the nation’s first true HSR system & will fully address + correct the record in our response to the FRA’s notice.

Ramank Bharti has been appointed Director of Risk Management and Project Controls at the California High-Speed Rail Authority! Bharti joins the Authority with over 30 years of experience in rail and transportation, including holding multiple positions at ALSTOM Inc.! Welcome aboard! 🚄💨

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: Tulare Street Underpass |📍Fresno County 🛠Crews have tied rebar & poured concrete ✅Mass excavation for the underpass completed 🏗All 14 girders needed for the second bridge placed The Tulare Street Underpass is expected to be completed & open to traffic this summer. #BuildCA

UPDATE: Hanford Viaduct |📍 Kings County Crews recently resumed placing the remaining 112 girders! This is no easy task as some of these girders can be up to 10ft tall & weigh between 95-100,000 lbs. 🏗 Total pre-cast girders needed: 978 *Manufactured by Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture #BuildCA

Today at the USHSR Annual Conference, Authority CEO Ian Choudri presented on "Advancing America's First True High-Speed Rail System in the Southwest" + joined MTI's Karen Philbrick to discuss updates on the project, including: 🚧Construction ✔Procurements 🤝Funding & more!

Happy #InfrastructureWeek! We're celebrating 50+ structures completed, over 15,000 jobs created & the future of transportation being built right now! From grade separations & more - the CA High-Speed Rail project is dedicated to building with safety, connectivity & sustainability in mind. 🚄💨⚡

It's #NationalApprenticeshipDay2025! 📚 We are proud partners of the Central Valley Training Center pre-apprenticeship program, a 10-week course that introduces students to 10+ trades, provides hands-on training & more! To date, 250+ students have completed the program! More Info: cvtcprogram.com

On Friday, the Authority hosted a visiting representative in Fresno from our federal partner agency! The tour included a presentation + site visits to the Tulare Street Undercrossing, Belmont Ave. Grade Separation & more. Thank you for joining us and looking forward to continuing our partnership!

Our team had an incredible time at the LA Times Festival of Books’ 30th Anniversary at USC! 📚 We connected with over 1,000 people, sharing exciting updates about the future of high-speed rail across California! We’re moving full speed ahead toward a faster, greener future for California! 🚄💨