By 2030, according to a new state plan, Californians will be able to ride high-speed trains — but only between Merced and Bakersfield. The High-Speed Rail Authority’s updated “business plan ...

The latest estimates for construction of the Valley “backbone” route from Merced to Bakersfield are between $22.5 billion and $23.9 billion, according to a draft 2022 business plan released by ...

Project leaders have been focused on completing the 171-mile Bakersfield to Merced line, which was expected to cost taxpayers an estimated $35.3 billion with a completion date sometime between ...

Californians can’t do anything about the project’s sunk costs, but they can at least stop buying new, fanciful promises and ...

The California High-Speed Rail Authority released its initial Project Update Report for 2025 in March, revealing revised cost estimates for the Merced to Bakersfield segment. The 2024 Business ...

Price Tag For California High-Speed Rail Increases Again, But State Says There’s Money To Build From Merced To Bakersfield Wednesday, May 1, 2019 ...

High speed rail agency looking at different approaches to extend work to Merced, Bakersfield By Tim Sheehan. Updated February 16, 2022 4:15 PM.

Consultants have now been informed and documents obtained by KCRA 3 show the Bakersfield to Merced project estimate could now grow by up to another $3.2 billion, reaching a total of $38.5 billion.

High speed rail agency looking at different approaches to extend work to Merced, Bakersfield By Tim Sheehan. Updated February 16, 2022 4:15 PM.