California High-Speed Train Background to Palmdale Project EIR/EIS California High-Speed Train...

Bakersfield to Palmdale Project EIR/EIS California High-Speed Train Project

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California High-Speed Train Background

High Speed Rail Authority established in 1996•

Program Level EIR/EIS approved in 2005 •

Proposition 1A approved 2008•

Phase 1 Operation (SF to LA) in 2020•

Full system 800 miles long•

Steel-wheel on steel-rail•

Electrically powered•

Double-tracked, one track in each direction •

Four tracks at stations to allow express trains to pass•

Tracks fully separate from crossing traffi c•



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Articulate

Project

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Alternatives

Analysis

Draft

Public

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Formally

Certify Final

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Prepare

Draft

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Study:

Preliminary •

Design

Corridor

Environmental •

& Community

Impacts

Ongoing Community & Agency Meetings, Interviews, Communications



Engineering Design Criteria

Maintain Express Train speed of 220 mph•

No at-grade crossings•

Provide for gradual grade changes; avoid “roller coaster” effect•

Right-of-way width:•

60 feet wide for urban and elevated sections (2-track) -100 feet wide for rural at-grade sections (2-track) -118 feet wide at stations (4-track) -

3000 feet of straight track into and out of the station (6000 feet total)•

Avoid impact on freight rail operations•

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Next Steps

Receive Public and Stakeholder Comments•

Prepare Alternative Analysis Report•

Begin Environmental Documentation•

National Environmental Policy Act -California Environmental Quality Act -

Begin Preliminary Design•

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