Governor Gavin Newsom stopped in Shafter Monday, making the announcement while standing where the first line of temp track for the project’s railhead is set to be placed.
- This milestone also highlights the 171 miles of rail under development. Governor Newsom and the High-Speed Rail Authority are looking to future developments with plans already in the process for a Bakersfield substation.
The completion of a 22-mile stretch of the High-Speed Rail Project is being celebrated by local and state leaders. Governor Gavin Newsom stopped in Shafter Monday, making the announcement while standing where the first line of temp track for the project’s railhead is set to be placed.
Newsom joined officials from the High-Speed Rail Authority to announce that the project is set to begin laying track for the railhead, the part of the line that is necessary for the high-speed rail to conduct track and overhead contact systems work. This segment of the overall project, labeled Construction Package 4, included a 22-mile stretch between Poplar Avenue in Wasco and approximately 1 mile south of the Kern/Tulare County line.