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9/19/2023
The Federal Railroad Administration yesterday announced it has completed the environmental reviews of Brightline West's proposed Las Vegas-to-Southern California high-speed rail (HSR) project.
Brightline West has proposed offering a passenger-rail service on a 200-mile corridor between Southern California and Las Vegas. The project calls for proven HSR technology and the construction of a grade-separated, dedicated passenger-only railroad predominantly in the median of or alongside Interstate 15, adding transportation capacity to the freeway corridor.
The FRA — in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, Surface Transportation Board, Federal Highway Administration and the National Park Service — prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in March 2009, a Supplemental DEIS in August 2010, a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) in March 2011, and a Record of Decision (ROD) in July 2011.
The FRA most recently completed reevaluations of the FEIS and ROD in September 2020 and September of this year.
In cooperation with the other agencies and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and California and Nevada state transportation officials, the FRA analyzed whether changes in the environmental setting due to the passage of time or project modifications over the years would result in new significant environmental impacts. The analysis is documented in the reevaluations.
The FRA's documents can be viewed by clicking here.