Home » Santa Clarita News » Traffic » California High Speed Rail Authority Official Meets With Santa Clarita Leaders
Officials Hosting High-Speed Rail System Open House In Santa Clarita

California High Speed Rail Authority Official Meets With Santa Clarita Leaders

The California High Speed Rail Authority Chairman recently met with city of Santa Clarita council members to tour the area for the proposed high speed rail alignments that would run near the city.


Sponsored Articles


Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox.

Acting on an invitation last fall from Mayor Marsha McLean, California High Speed Rail Authority Chairman of the Board of Directors Dan Richard joined McLean and Councilmember TimBen Boydston to tour the Santa Clarita Valley part of the Palmdale to Burbank section of the project.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority is responsible for planning, designing, building and operation of the proposed High Speed Rail Project supported by Governor Brown, planned to run from San Francisco to the Los Angeles basin.

The system will eventually extend to Sacramento and San Diego, totaling 800 miles with up to 24 stations.City Officials Discuss Upcoming High Speed Rail Authority Meeting

At this time, the Authority is working on the Draft Environmental documents, having gathered comments from communities that will be affected by the high speed rail project.

“It was very valuable to have the Chair of the Authority here in Santa Clarita, personally spending time with us to learn about our community and how the proposed routes through Santa Clarita could adversely impact area schools, churches, businesses and homes” said McLean. “Mr. Richard was able to see for himself and hear from residents, school officials, realtors and businesses, how one of the routes, proposed to run above ground, would be especially devastating. It is incumbent upon the Authority to choose the routes that are the least impactful to both people and the environment.”

A third route, to tunnel under the Angeles National Forest, also under study, is the most direct from the Bob Hope Burbank Airport to Palmdale, and preferred by the City of Santa Clarita.

For more information regarding the California High Speed Rail Authority, visit the website.

Do you have a news tip? Call us at (661) 298-1220, or drop us a line at community@hometownstation.com.

KHTS AM 1220 - Santa Clarita Radio

California High Speed Rail Authority Official Meets With Santa Clarita Leaders

One comment

  1. Santa Clarita your politicians believe the liar. You do not believe the liar. Your politicians by inviting this man have sold you out.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

About KHTS Newsroom

KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 focuses on Santa Clarita news, traffic, weather, sports, and also plays music. Bringing you SCV breaking news first and keeping you up to date with Santa Clarita events.