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

LAS VEGAS (Sept. 9, 2024) —Brightline West announces updates to field investigation work in Southern California within the rail corridor located within 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 coordination with Caltrans.

 

The 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

 

South of Death Valley Road (I-15):

Potholing will take place south of Death Valley Road within the northbound and southbound I-15 center median. This will occur on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m.

 

Near Clyde V. Kane Rest Area (I-15):

Potholing will take place near Clyde V. Kane Rest Area within the northbound and southbound I-15 center median. Sewer inverts will be dipped via survey near the I-15 northbound on-ramp and the outer limit of the Clyde V. Kane Rest Area. This will occur on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m.

 

Near Alvord Mountain Road (I-15):

Potholing will take place near Alvord Mountain Road within the northbound and southbound I-15 center median. This will occur on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m.

 

Near Minneola Road (I-15):

Potholing will take place near Minneola Road within the northbound and southbound I-15 center median. This will occur on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Near Wheaton Wash (I-15):

Potholing will occur near Wheaton Wash outside the southbound I-15 freeway limits but within Caltrans Right of Way. This will occur on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m.

 

Potholing will take place near Wheaton Wash, outside the northbound I-15 freeway limits but within Caltrans's Right of Way. It will occur on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m.

 

On I-15 from Field Road to Mineola Road:

The Plate Load Testing will be performed in the freeway center median from Monday, September 9th through Friday, Sept. 13, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

On I-15 from Yermo Road to Main Street:

The Plate Load Testing will be performed in the freeway center median on Friday, Sept. 13, from 6 a.m. through 4 p.m.

 

I-15 between L Street and Dale Evans Parkway:

Geotechnical borings are scheduled on center median and exterior shoulders, Monday, Sept. 9 through Friday, Sept. 13, 6 a.m. through 4 p.m.

 

On I-15 from E Street to Yates Road:

Geotechnical borings are scheduled on the southbound freeway inside shoulder near E Street, Monday, Sept. 9, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

Night closures are scheduled for geotechnical borings on northbound Roy Rodgers on-ramp, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

 

Night closures are scheduled for geotechnical borings on Yates Road to Palmdale Road on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

 

Night closures are scheduled for geotechnical borings on northbound Mojave Road on-ramp and northbound Palmdale Blvd on-ramp, Thursday, Sept. 12, 9 p.m. to 5 a.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.

 

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Media Contact

Antonio Castelan
Brightline West Communications
acastelan@brightlinewest.com