Three key developments emerged from the California High Speed Rail Authority‘s extended board meeting this week. First, the California HSR Authority’s board of directors green lighted the environmental impact statement for the Palmdale to Burbank segment. The approval means all environmental documents for the 463-mile SF to LA line are now cleared. (The EIS for a short segment that extends south from LA to Anaheim will likely be approved next year.) The Authority’s CEO, Brian Kelly, called this “a huge milestone.”
Preparations for construction on the Palmdale to Burbank segment can now begin. The 38-mile route selected by the Authority will take about 20 minutes on trains running at speeds up to 220 mph. In total, the segment will require about 30 miles of tunnels, and trains will run underground through 28 miles of mountains and forest, including the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Angeles National Forest.
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