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

LAS VEGAS (November 4, 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

 

D Street and E Street Undercrossing (I-15)

Potholing will take place at the D Street and E Street undercrossing (I-15 Freeway) on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lane closure will be required.

 

Near Quarry RD (I-15)

Potholing will take place near Quarry Road, outside the northbound and southbound I-15 freeway limits but within Caltrans's right of way. It will occur on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lane closure will be required.

 

Near Gurdley St (I-15)

Potholing will take place near Gurdley St, outside the northbound and southbound I-15 freeway limits but within Caltrans's Right of Way. It will occur on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Lane closure will be required.

 

E Street Undercrossing (I-15)

Potholing will take place at the E Street Undercrossing (I-15 Freeway) on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lane closure will be required.

 

Near Stoddard Wells Rd (I-15)

Potholing will take place near Stoddard Wells Road, outside the northbound and southbound I-15 freeway limits, inside and outside of Caltrans's right of way. This will occur on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Shoulder closure will be required.

 

Near Cajon Blvd (I-15)

Potholing will take place near Cajon Blvd on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lane closure will be required.

 

Near Oak Hill Rd (I-15)

Potholing will take place near Oak Hill Rd, on the south side of the northbound I-15 freeway, within the Caltrans right of way. It will occur on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lane/shoulder closure will be required.

 

Near Nasqualli RD (I-15)

Potholing will take place near Nasqualli RD, on the north side of the southbound I-15 freeway, within the Caltrans right of way. It will occur on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lane/shoulder closure will be required.

 

Near Luna Road (I-15)

Potholing will take place near Luna Road, outside the northbound and southbound I-15 freeway limits but within Caltrans's right of way. It will occur on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Lane/shoulder closures will be required.

 

Near Glen Helen RD (I-15)

Potholing will take place near Glen Helen Road on Wednesday, Nov. 6, and Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lane closures will be required.

 

North of Duncan Canyon Road

Potholing will take place north of Duncan Canyon Road, outside the northbound and southbound I-15 freeway limits but within Caltrans's right of way. It will occur on Thursday, Nov. 7, and Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Lane/shoulder closure will be required.

 

Near Nasqualli Road and Luna Road

Potholing will take place near Nasqualli Road and Luna Road on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lane/ramp closure will be required.

 

North of Ranchero Road

Potholing will take place north of Ranchero Road, outside of the northbound and southbound I-15 freeway limits, inside and outside of Caltrans's right of way. This will occur on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Shoulder/lane closure will be required.

 

Near Glen Pkwy (I-15)

Potholing will take place near Glen Helen Pkwy on Friday, Nov. 7, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Lane closures will be required.

 

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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Antonio Castelan
Brightline West Communications
acastelan@brightlinewest.com