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

LAS VEGAS (May 13, 2024) – Brightline West announces updates to field investigation work in Southern California within the proposed rail corridor within 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 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

 

I-15 Nipton Road to Cima Road
Night closures scheduled on the I-15 northbound interior shoulder, Monday, May 13, 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

 

I-15 Baker Road to Afton Road
Daytime borings scheduled in the wash ditches near northbound and southbound exterior shoulders of the I-15, Monday, May 13 through Friday, May 17, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

I-15 Oak Hill Road to Foot Hill Blvd
Daytime borings scheduled on the I-15 in the center median, and at the gore area of the I-15/SR-210 interchange and gore area at Duncan Canyon, Wednesday, May 15 through Friday, May 17, 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

Night closures are planned in center median and shoulders on I-15, Monday, May 13 through Friday, May 17, 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 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.

 

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

 

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Media Contact

Irene Skarlatos
Brightline West Public Affairs
iskarlatos@brightlinewest.com