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High-Speed Rail Completes Two Grade Separations in Fresno County
07/24/2024
[ Article originally appeared in www.hsr.ca.gov ] WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Two new overcrossings are now complete and open to traffic in Fresno County. The Mountain View Avenue overcrossing is 381 feet long and 40 feet wide. The Floral Avenue overcrossing is more than 368 feet long and more than 40 feet wide. Both structures will take traffic over the BNSF railroad and future high-speed rail tracks.
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) today announced the completion of two new high-speed rail overcrossings in Fresno County. The Mountain View Avenue and the Floral Avenue grade separations are now open to traffic.
Construction began in 2023 on both high-speed rail structures and were built by contractor Dragados-Flatiron Joint Venture (DFJV). The Mountain View Avenue Grade Separation is located between Cedar and Peach avenues. Mountain View Avenue Grade Separation by the numbers:
The Floral Avenue Grade Separation is located between Cedar and Chestnut avenues. Floral Avenue Grade Separation by the numbers:
Construction progresses every day on the high-speed rail project between Madera and Tulare counties. The Authority has begun work to extend the 119 miles currently under construction to 171 miles of future electrified high-speed rail from Merced to Bakersfield. There are currently more than 25 active construction sites in California’s Central Valley, with the Authority having also fully environmentally cleared 422 miles of the high-speed rail program from the Bay Area to Los Angeles County. Since the start of high-speed rail construction, the project has created more than 13,000 good-paying construction jobs for residents, a majority going to residents of the Central Valley. Nearly 1,500 workers are dispatched to a high-speed rail construction site daily. For the latest on high-speed rail construction, visit www.buildhsr.comExternal Link. The following link contains recent video, animations, photography, press center resources and latest renderings:?https://hsra.app.box.com/s/vyvjv9hckwl1dk603ju15u07fdfir2q8External Link
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