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High Speed Rail Authority holding final Inland Empire forums
Map of the California High-Speed Rail Authority's proposed routes. The map shows where the train routes or alignments are proposed. No proposed alignment is final until the Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report process is complete for that section.
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High Speed Rail Authority holding final Inland Empire forums
High Speed Rail Authority holding final Inland Empire forums
People have a couple more chances to chime in on possible routes and stations for the Inland segment of California’s proposed high speed rail system.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority is wrapping up public forums in the Inland Empire. The 800-mile rail line that would stretch from Sacramento to San Diego includes more than a dozen Southland stops, including a station in Riverside or Corona.
“Those are under consideration now. We’re just now taking a look now at what the options there if we take those routes," said Rachel Wall of the California High Speed Rail Authority. "There’s a route along the 215 and a route along the I-15."
The Riverside stop would be located near March Air Reserve base. The Corona station would be near the Dos Lagos shopping center.
“This is a decision we’re looking to make in about 2015," said Wall. "So we have to continue to work with communities there over the next two or three years to refine those alternatives, refine those routes and really come up with a solution that has the least amount of impacts and the most amount of benefits for the community.”
The Rail Authority hopes to have a solid route in place within the four years. After that comes construction, perhaps by 2020. Building the San Francisco to Los Angeles segment alone could cost more than $43 billion.
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