{"id":35633,"date":"2026-06-02T17:44:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T00:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/jv-picked-for-3-5b-california-high-speed-rail-job\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T00:44:21","slug":"jv-picked-for-3-5b-california-high-speed-rail-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/jv-picked-for-3-5b-california-high-speed-rail-job\/","title":{"rendered":"JV picked for $3.5B California high-speed rail job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?313321260226\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/821809\/2026-06-02_17.09.14\/california-high-speed-rail-central-valley-jv-picked.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box ed-secondary-content-box--expandable\">\n<p><strong>Award: <\/strong>High-speed rail track project<br \/><strong>Value:<\/strong> $3.5 billion<br \/><strong>Location: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>California Central Valley<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Client: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>California High-Speed Rail Authority<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>California\u2019s high-speed rail plan is advancing, just on a smaller scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>A Kiewit Stacey Witbeck Herzog joint venture will lay the first section of tracks under an initial, scaled-back plan for California\u2019s controversial high-speed rail project that aims to get passengers on trains sooner.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The board of the California <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hsr.ca.gov\/2026\/06\/01\/news-release-california-approves-team-to-build-nations-first-true-high-speed-rail-track-and-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>High-Speed Rail Authority picked the JV<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> 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.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The contract was the result of a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hsr.ca.gov\/2025\/11\/26\/news-release-california-high-speed-rail-authority-moves-closer-to-track-and-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$3.5 billion request for proposals<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> from the board in November that breaks the project down into nine separate work packages. The authority is now focused on first finishing the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/high-speed-rail\/article315967487.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Valley portion by 2033<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> for $34.76 billion on the low end, according to the Fresno Bee.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The job calls for the JV to install track, overhead contact system, train control and communications infrastructure, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cBringing on board the team that will build California\u2019s high-speed rail track and systems marks the moment this program transforms from major civil construction into delivering an operating railway,\u201d said Ian Choudri, the authority\u2019s CEO, in the release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>At its meeting Monday, the board also formally adopted its 2026 business plan that prioritizes getting the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hsr.ca.gov\/communications-outreach\/reports\/business-plans\/2026-business-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>shorter section of the project operational<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in California\u2019s Central Valley before forging ahead with the ultimate goal of connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cAs initiated in the 2025 Supplemental Project Update Report, rather than constructing a \u2018full buildout\u2019 for initial service, the Authority\u2019s strategy is to right-size initial delivery to control costs and begin service sooner, and then expand infrastructure as demand grows,\u201d the authority stated on its 2026 Business Plan site.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In order to accelerate project delivery, the authority has also directly procured long lead materials including rail, concrete ties, ballast and other components needed for track installation, according to Monday\u2019s release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>California voters initially approved $10 billion in bonds for the high-speed rail project in 2008, when the overall initiative was estimated at $45 billion. Projected costs for the entire project have <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/01\/us-news\/california-high-speed-rail-3b-contract-approved-as-gavin-newsom-takes-control\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>ballooned as high as $231 billion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to the New York Post. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/california-high-speed-rail-central-valley-jv-picked\/821809\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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