A Kiewit Stacey Witbeck Herzog team will construct the 119-mile section running partway between Bakersfield and Merced under a scaled back plan to get trains running by 2033.
California’s high-speed rail plan is advancing, just on a smaller scale.
A Kiewit Stacey Witbeck Herzog joint venture will lay the first section of tracks under an initial, scaled-back plan for California’s controversial high-speed rail project that aims to get passengers on trains sooner.
The board of the California High-Speed Rail Authority picked the JV on Monday for a 119-mile section of the project, which will help span part of the 171-mile stretch between Bakersfield and Merced, according to a news release.
The contract was the result of a $3.5 billion request for proposals from the board in November that breaks the project down into nine separate work packages. The authority is now focused on first finishing the Valley portion by 2033 for $34.76 billion on the low end, according to the Fresno Bee. More
