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

LAS VEGAS (June 2, 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.

 

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

 

South of Coyote Ln:

Potholing will take place south of Coyote Ln and south of Roberta Street. This will occur on Monday June 2, 2025, 9 a.m. through 3 p.m.  Shoulder closure is needed.

 

Near Muriel Dr. (I-15):

Potholing will take place near Muriel Dr. This will take place on Tuesday June 3, 2025, 9 a.m. through 3 p.m.  Shoulder closure is needed.

 

Near Stoddard Wells Rd:

Potholing will be near Stoddard Wells Rd and Mojave Dr. This will occur on Wednesday June 4, 2025, 9 a.m. through 3 p.m.  Shoulder closure is needed.

 

Near Mojave Dr. (I-15):

Potholing will be near Stoddard Wells Rd and Mojave Dr. This will occur on Thursday-Friday June 5-6, 2025, 9 a.m. through 3 p.m.  Shoulder closure is needed.

 

Devore (I-15):

Geotechnical borings will be performed at night in the Devore area on the I-15 northbound exterior shoulder near Glen Helen Road, on Monday, June 2, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

 

North of Sierra Ave. on the (I-15):

Pavement cores will be performed on the I-15 northbound interior shoulder north of Sierra Avenue, and on the northbound and southbound exterior shoulders at Victoria, on Monday, June 2, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

 

Baker Road/ N. of Dale Evans Parkway):

Pavement cores will be performed on the I-15 northbound interior shoulders, near Baker road and 1.5 miles north of Dale Evans Parkway, on Tuesday, June 3, from 9 p.m. to 5.a.m. 

 

Devore (I-15):

Geotechnical borings will be performed in Devore on the I-15 northbound exterior shoulder, vehicle pull out area, and below the freeway on the Cajon access road, approximately 1-1/2 mile south of the Cajon Blvd. overcrossing bridge, starting Tuesday, June 3 through Friday, June 6, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Foothill Blvd.  (I-15):

Infiltration tests will be performed on the I-15 at Foothill Blvd in the gore areas of the southbound on-ramp and off-ramps, in the gore area of the Sierra Avenue northbound on-ramp, and at Glen Helen Parkway gore area of the southbound off-ramp, starting Wednesday, June 4 through Friday, June 6, from 7a.m. to 5 p.m.  

 

Oak Hill Road/ N. of Bear Valley Road:

Geotechnical cores will be performed in the freeway median, between k-rail concrete barriers, from Oak Hill Road moving north towards Bear Valley Road, starting Monday June 2, through Friday, June 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 

Wild Wash Channel/ Southbound (I-15):

Geotechnical borings will be performed in the Wild Wash Channel on the southbound I-15 shoulder on Friday, June 6, from 7a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Biological Surveys:

Our environmental compliance team will continue the biological resources baseline surveys, working from Las Vegas, Nevada, south to Mountain Pass, California.  Work will be performed on Monday, June 2 through Friday, June 6, from 7 a.m. to 5 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.

 

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Media Contact

Antonio Castelan
Brightline West Communications
acastelan@brightlinewest.com