Fresno to Bakersfield High-Speed Train Project Environmental Report/Environmental Impact Statement

Fresno to Bakersfield High-Speed Train Project Environmental Report/Environmental Impact Statement

Reference SCH#2009021107 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 added 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 realted to the expected growth in population, and increases in intercity 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 an increasingly congested transportation system, commercial airports, and conventional passenger rail serving the intercity travel market are currently operating at or near capacity, and will require large public investment for maintenance and currently operating at or near capacity, and will require large public investments for maintenance and expansion to meet existing demand and future growth. The proposed HST System is designed to address some of the social, economic, and environmental problems associated with transportation congestion in California.

Bakersfield, Fresno, Hanford, Wasco

Fresno, Kern, Kings, Tulare

Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California State Lands Commission (SLC), Other - Public Comments, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

California State Lands Commission (SLC), Other - Public Comments, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

Transportation:Rail (High Speed Rail)