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THE CHALLENGES OF BUILDING CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL

Garth Fernandez, Central Valley regional director for the California HighSpeed Rail Authority, tells Neil Gerrard what some of the mostchallenging aspects of the multi-billion-dollar megaproject are, where construction stands, and what work is still to come
Working at height on the Cedar Viaduct
ALL IMAGES: CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY

California High Speed Rail will be the first fully electrified high speed rail system in the US when it finally enters service.

The plan, when California voted in favour of a US$9 billion bond authorization back in 2008 to kickstart construction, was that the completed line would whisk passengers from Los Angeles to San Francisco within two hours and 40 minutes.

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