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

LAS VEGAS (February 4, 2025) – 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 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

 

Rancho Station – Near Milliken Ave (I-15)

Potholing will occur near the Rancho Station near Milliken Ave. This will occur on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. Work will start at 8:00 a.m. and finish at 5:00 p.m. Metrolink flaggers are needed.

 

Near Sierra Ave and East Etiwanda Creek (I-15)

Potholing will occur near Sierra Ave. and East Etiwanda Creek. This will occur on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. Work will start at 8:00 a.m. and finish at 5:00 p.m. Lane closure on Sierra Ave.

 

Near Victoria Street (I-15)

Potholing will occur near Victoria Street on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, and Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. Work will start at 8:00 a.m. and finish at 5:00 p.m., There will be a lane closure on Victoria Street.

 

Near Baseline Ave (I-15)

Potholing will occur near Baseline Ave. This will occur on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Work will start at 8:00 a.m. and finish at 5:00 p.m.  Baseline will be closed. 

 

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