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

LAS VEGAS (June 16, 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 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

 

Nipton Rd. and I-15:

Geotechnical boring will be performed at night on the southbound interior shoulder of the I-15 freeway at Nipton Road.  The work will be performed on Thursday, June 19 from 10 pm to 7 am.  The I-15 southbound lane #1 will be closed during this work.

 

Mojave River and I-15:

Geotechnical boring will be performed adjacent to the exterior shoulders of the I-15 freeway, in the Mojave River drainage area, on Thursday, June 19 and Friday, June 20, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

 

Halloran Summit Rd. and I-15:

Pavement coring will be performed at night on the northbound interior shoulder of the I-15 freeway, 3 miles north of Halloran Summit Road, on Friday, June 20, from 10 p. to 4 am.

 

Yates Wells Rd. and I-15:

Potholing will be performed in the center median of the I-15 freeway, at the interchanges between Yates Wells Road and Alvord Mountain Road, beginning Wednesday, June 18 through Friday, June 20, between 7 am and 3 pm.

 

Glen Helen Pkwy and I-15:

Infiltration tests will be performed at night on the southbound off ramp gore area of the I-15 freeway at Glen Helen Parkway, on Thursday, June 19 from 9 pm to 5 am.

 

Devore and Barstow:

Infiltration tests will be performed on the shoulders and gore areas of the I-15 freeway in Devore, Barstow and in the California North Segment, starting Monday, June 16 through Friday, June 20, from 7 am to 5 pm.

 

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