San Jose to Merced Project Section Overview - FULL VIDEO

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  • Опубліковано 12 чер 2022
  • The San Jose to Merced project section of the California high-speed rail system will provide a critical rail link between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley. The alignment runs through or near the cities of Santa Clara, San Jose, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, and Los Banos. The project section modernizes the rail corridor between San Jose and Gilroy, allowing for electrified Caltrain and high-speed rail services, and includes more than 15 miles of tunnels through the Pacheco Pass.
    For more information visit www.hsr.ca.gov
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 543

  • @alanthefisher
    @alanthefisher 2 роки тому +503

    Great! now get those shovels in the dirt

  • @luiszepeda2692
    @luiszepeda2692 2 роки тому +143

    As a Californian I will not stop believing in this project. Once this is finished and people have a chance to ride it, everyone will forget about how much it cost or how long it took, they will only focus on how awesome train travel really is!!

  • @Awesome_Aasim
    @Awesome_Aasim 2 роки тому +462

    Good job at explaining why the price tag is so high. These structures are not just wanted, they are necessary to reverse the environmental impacts caused by the road transportation and eliminate the potential environmental impacts caused by the planned high speed rail. I don't think anything is being done without much thought. Hope to ride this once the line construction is complete and I am back in the Bay Area.

  • @TheRailwayDrone
    @TheRailwayDrone 2 роки тому +131

    Can't wait until construction starts. I'm not sure why they decided to leave grade crossings on a high speed railway. Brightline should serve as an example of why it's not a good idea to do this.

  • @roldiny
    @roldiny 2 роки тому +3

    it'll be done by 2060 if it ever gets done

  • @TohaBgood2
    @TohaBgood2 2 роки тому +160

    Get it built! Always glad to see more progress on CHSR!

  • @ChrisJones-gx7fc
    @ChrisJones-gx7fc 2 роки тому +181

    Alternative 4 is the best way forward for providing the greatest benefits to the existing Caltrain corridor, but only if there's an emphasis to grade separate the entire corridor, at least between Gilroy and San Jose, before high speed trains start running.

  • @billmelcher625
    @billmelcher625 Рік тому +1

    so you guys spent the last 5 years thinking about birds and cougars?? there wont be anyone left in CA by the time it's done

  • @idiot_guy_person420
    @idiot_guy_person420 2 роки тому +93

    It's awesome to hear that the CHSRA has a plan to protect Wildlife to prevent any casualties and keeping any species safe.

  • @ProfLakitax
    @ProfLakitax 2 роки тому +47

    I love the ambition that California has, to over come the typical US rail deficiency.

  • @JH-pe3ro
    @JH-pe3ro 2 роки тому +47

    I'll take it. It'll probably mean that Caltrain runs down to Gilroy way more often than it does now, and using Gilroy to connect Monterey Bay is good(less pressure to make Highway 17 carry all the commute traffic). 110 MPH along that corridor and higher frequencies is nothing to dismiss. And building out Diridon and getting BART in there will finally give the Bay a mostly-complete circuit of metro rail. There's a lot to this project section beyond the Central Valley and southern connections.

  • @user-hd8yx3jf7o
    @user-hd8yx3jf7o 2 роки тому +27

    Thank you for sharing a nice video. Greetings from Japan.

  • @jaredgarcia305
    @jaredgarcia305 2 роки тому +27

    This great can’t wait to ride

  • @alexverdigris9939
    @alexverdigris9939 2 роки тому +14

    Great, now start building it.

  • @333crazymonkey
    @333crazymonkey 2 роки тому +7

    NICE WORK California High Speed Rail Authority! Keep it up! It's really great that we are thinking about how to diminish the environmental issues and even fix the environmental impacts of the highways. Worth the price tag! Get it built!!!

  • @stickynorth
    @stickynorth 2 роки тому +24

    Long overdue! Can't wait to get a ticket to ride!

  • @andrewk9267
    @andrewk9267 2 роки тому +42

    The sooner that Gilroy-Merced can be started, the better. The whole Central Valley portion between Merced and Bakersfield is basically shovel ready, and the whole stretch between SF and Gilroy is literally almost already done (via the Caltrain blended system). Crossing the Pacheco Pass is going to be hard and expensive, so the earlier a start, the better.

  • @arthurdebacker4797
    @arthurdebacker4797 2 роки тому +35

    Nice to see some progress on this. People in the US tend to underestimate the impact of a sustainable form of transport on an economy. Look at Japan, China, Germany, France. Where economic development around the modes of transport has been very impressive. This will bring California closer together and hopefully provide an example for the rest of the US

  • @theexmann
    @theexmann Рік тому +1

    That's fantastic news. Good to hear it! This project is gaining more momentum every time I watch one of these video updates.

  • @whoisthatkidd2212
    @whoisthatkidd2212 2 роки тому +12

    Less planning, more building! Just give people shovels and a wad of cash if you have to! The faster we get to groundbreaking the less NIMBYs and oil funded politicians can throw wrenches in the plan.