But while offering a bridge across the state, the project is also cutting through agricultural land and communities, creating a wall that could devastate local farmers and businesses. Mathews accompanied DnA on a recent trip to the Central Valley to catch up on the progress of California’s largest infrastructure project: a high-speed rail system that promises to connect San Francisco, the Central Valley and LA, making it easier to travel between communities cut off by California’s difficult geography. The Tehachapi Mountains in southern Kern County and northwestern Los Angeles County are “effectively a wall that divides the state and has divided the state throughout its whole history,” said Joe Mathews, Connecting California columnist with Zocalo Public Square. Mountains, canyons, deserts and other geographical features divide regions of the state. (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)ĭriving from Los Angeles to the Central Valley is a good reminder of how difficult it is to travel across California. But despite criticism and widespread negative press, parts of the route are being built in Fresno - and are opening up new opportunities in the Central Valley.ĭriving through the Tehachapi Mountains on the way from Los Angeles to the Central Valley. Our team is reaching out to Small and Disadvantaged Businesses to augment its self-performance capacity and utilize local and specialty subcontractors for a variety of tasks pertaining to project controls, construction, quality control and material supply.California’s high-speed rail network promises to bridge communities cut off by California’s difficult geography. We have successfully implemented small and disadvantaged business programs that meet and exceed project goals and develop meaningful participation for local small business enterprises/disadvantaged business enterprises (SBEs/DBEs). Our team recognizes the local and specialty subcontractors as vital and productive members of the Project. The program requires an overall 30 percent goal for small business participation with a ten percent goal for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and three percent goal for Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises. Small Business/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise CommitmentĬP 2-3 is dedicated to following and upholding the terms of the Authority’s Small Business Program. The route will also provide environmental benefits, relieve roadway congestion and spur economic development.
The $1.5 to $2 billion design-build contract will bring thousands of jobs to the Central Valley.
The Project requirements are construction of at-grade, aerial, and possible below grade sections of the high speed train, relocation of existing BNSF tracks for approximately 5.5 miles, possible crossing of existing BNSF railroad tracks, construction of waterway and wildlife crossings, and roadway reconstructions, relocations, and closures. The California High-Speed Rail System will connect the mega-regions of the State contribute to economic development and a cleaner environment create jobs for subcontractors and small business and preserve agricultural and protected lands.Ĭonstruction Package 2-3 is a 60-mile route located within the counties of Fresno, Tulare and Kings and the cities of Hanford, Corcoran and Allensworth. The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is responsible for the planning, design, construction and operation of the first high-speed rail system in the nation. collectively known as DFJV, brings the necessary transportation experience to successfully complete the California High-Speed Rail Construction Package 2-3 Project (CP 2-3).
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