Merced to Bakersfield High-Speed Train Project EIR/EIS

Merced to Bakersfield High-Speed Train Project EIR/EIS

NOTE: JD - NOP/NOI The purpose of the proposed HST system is to provide a new mode of high-speed intercity travel that would link major metropolitan areas of the state; interface with international airports, mass transit, and highways; and provide add capacity to meet increases in intercity travel demand in California in a manner sensitive to and protective of California's unique natural resources. The need for a HST system is directly related to the expected growth in population, and increases in intercity travel demand in California over the next twenty years and beyond. With the growth in travel demand, there will be an increase in travel delays arising from the growing congestion on California's highways and at airports. In addition, there will be negative effects on the economy, quality of life, and air quality in and around California's metropolitan areas from a transportation system that will become less reliable as travel demand increases. The intercity highway system, commercial airports, and conventional passenger rail serving the intercity travel market are currently operating at or near capacity, and will require large public investments for maintenance and expansion to meet existing demand and future growth.

Kern, Merced

Air Resources Board, Airport/Energy Projects, Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of General Services (DGS), Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Central Valley Flood Protection Board, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Transportation:Other (High-Speed Train)

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