UPDATE: NEW LOCATIONS FOR BRIGHTLINE WEST FIELD INVESTIGATION WORK IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

LAS VEGAS (October 21, 2024) – Brightline West announces updates to field investigation work in Southern California within the rail corridor that is located along the Interstate 15 right-of-way. No field investigation work is scheduled for the week in Nevada.

 

Field investigation work includes geotechnical borings and samplings, utility potholing, and land surveying. Work will take place primarily during daytime hours with some work at night to minimize disruption to traffic. In some instances, short-term closures of freeway shoulders will be required. All work will be done in compliance with applicable environmental regulations and in coordination with Caltrans. 

 

Updated project areas are listed below. Motorists should proceed with extra caution through work zones and adhere to posted detour signs, speed limits, and other signage. 

 

California

 

Arrow Route (I-15):

Potholing will occur near Arrow Route (under crossing the I-15 freeway). This will happen on Monday, Oct. 21, and Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Closure will be required.

 

Near Duncan Canyon (I-15):

Potholing will take place north of Duncan Canyon, outside the northbound and southbound I-15 freeway limits but within Caltrans’s right of way. It will occur on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shoulder closure will be required.

 

Near Beach Ave (I-15):

Potholing will take place near Beach Ave., near the north side of the southbound I-15 freeway. This will occur on Tuesday, Oct. 22, and Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shoulder closure will be required.

 

Near Rochester Ave (I-15):

Potholing will take place near Rochester Ave. This will occur on Wednesday, Oct. 23, Thursday, Oct. 24, and Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Lane/shoulder closure will be required. Closure will be required.

 

Near SR -210 Connector:

Potholing will take place near the SR-210 Connector, outside the northbound and southbound I-15 freeway limits but within Caltrans's right of way. This will occur on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Shoulder closure will be required.

 

North of Nisqualli Rd (I-15):

Potholing will occur north of Nisqualli Rd, near the south side of the northbound I-15 freeway. It will occur on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shoulder closure will be required.

 

Near Nisqualli Rd (I-15):

Potholing will occur near Nisqualli Rd, on the north side of the southbound I-15 freeway, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shoulder/lane closures will be required.

 

On I-15 South of Lenwood Road to North of Hodge Road:

Plate Load Testing will be performed in the freeway center median, Wednesday, Oct. 23rd through Friday, Oct. 25th, from 6:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m.

 

Note: Dates and times are subject to change. These operations are weather-dependent.

 

About Brightline West

Brightline is the only private provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity passenger rail service in America – offering a guest-first experience designed to reinvent train travel and take cars off the road by connecting city pairs and congested corridors that are too short to fly and too long to drive. Brightline West will connect Las Vegas and Southern California with the first true high-speed passenger rail system in the nation. The 218-mile, all-electric rail service will include a flagship station in Las Vegas, with additional stations in Victor Valley and Rancho Cucamonga. At speeds up to 200 miles per hour, trains will take passengers from Las Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga in about two hours, twice as fast as the normal drive time. Brightline is currently operating its first passenger rail system connecting Central and South Florida with stations in Miami, Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, and Orlando.

 

For more information, visit www.brightlinewest.com and follow on LinkedIn, X, Instagram and Facebook.

 

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Media Contact

Antonio Castelan
Brightline West Communications
acastelan@brightlinewest.com