PHOTO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Reaches Construction Milestone in Kern County

PHOTO RELEASE: High-Speed Rail Reaches Construction Milestone in Kern County

July 8, 2022

KERN COUNTY, Calif. - Today, the California High-Speed Rail Authority, in collaboration with design-build contractor California Rail Builders, reached a historic milestone as the final pre-cast girders were placed on Construction Package 4. With this placement, all structures along the 22-mile stretch of high-speed rail between just north of the Tulare/Kern county line and Poplar Avenue south of the city of Wasco are now in construction.

Through the night, construction crews placed 12 pre-cast concrete girders over the State Route 46 underpass in Wasco to create a bridge that will carry high-speed trains parallel to the BNSF railroad.

See a quick video of the work online here.

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