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12/13/2024
California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) officials and local and state leaders this week marked the groundbreaking of the McKinley Avenue and Golden State Boulevard grade separation project in Fresno.
Designed to improve safety for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians, the new bridge will take traffic over the existing freight- and future high-speed rail tracks, CHSRA officials said in a press release.
The project is located between State Route 99 and West Avenue in Fresno. When completed, the grade separation will serve as a four-lane roadway, spanning about 400 feet long and 78 feet wide. The bridge will also have pedestrian access and bike lanes improving safety for residents in the area.
The grade separation is being built by contractor Tutor-Perini/Zachry/Parsons. The press release did not disclose a dollar value of the project. But the contractor has executed the contract for Construction Package 1 (CP1) with the CHSRA for the design and construction of the initial Madera-to-Fresno segment of the high-speed rail system.
That 29-mile long project extends from Avenue 17, south of Madera, to American Avenue, south of Fresno. The CP1 contract is valued at $985 million, plus an additional $53 million in provisional sums, according to the joint venture's website.