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

LAS VEGAS (October 14, 2024) – Brightline West announces updates to field investigation work in Southern Nevada within the rail corridor that is located along the Interstate 15 right-of-way. 

 

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 NDOT. 

 

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. 

 

Nevada

 

East of I-15 Northbound within NDOT right-of-way, south of Jean (milepost 6 – 8.7)

Geotechnical borings Monday, Oct. 14, through Friday, Oct. 18, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

East of I-15 Northbound within NDOT right-of-way, north of Primm (milepost 4.4)

Geotechnical boring Monday, Oct. 14, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

Median of I-15, Primm, Nevada (milepost 0.7)

Geotechnical boring date is TBD.

 

East of I-15 Northbound within NDOT right-of-way & I-15 Northbound, between Jean at UPRR (milepost 16 – 16.5)

Geotechnical borings schedule is TBD.

 

I-15 at California & Nevada State Line (milepost 0)

Survey field work Monday, Oct. 14, through Friday, Oct. 18, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

East of I-15 Northbound from state line to south of UPRR (milepost 0.7 – 16.5)

Field survey of geotechnical borings Wednesday, Oct. 9, through Friday, Oct. 25, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

BLM land west of I-15, Nevada

Field survey of geotechnical borings Monday, Oct. 14, through Friday, Oct. 18, 6:30 a.m. to 4 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