High Desert Corridor Joint Powers Agency

Thanks for your comments and responses to our post, please see the Southwest Region High Speed Rail Network map including the California High Speed Rail Project, the Brightline West Project and the High Desert Corridor High Speed Rail Project.? www.highdesertcorridor.org #BuildHSR California High-Speed Rail Authority Brightline West Trains City of Palmdale City of Victorville City of Lancaster Los Angeles Metro Federal Railroad Administration U.S. Department of Transportation

HDC JPA Signs Labor Agreements? On July 8, 2024, HDC JPA Chair Kathryn Barger, Vice Chair Elizabeth Becerra and Board Members joined various Union Labor representatives to ceremoniously sign two landmark agreements for the HDC HSR Project at the Palmdale Metrolink Station. The agreements consist of a Construction Community Workforce Agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding that codify the project’s use of highly skilled union labor—an action that will create thousands of essential jobs required to construct, operate, repair, and maintain the HDC HSR Project. Over 20 labor unions were represented and included in the two agreements, which took nearly one-year to develop with support from the US High Speed Rail Association. City of Palmdale US High Speed Rail Association Metrolink City of Lancaster City of Victorville U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration Brightline West Trains California High-Speed Rail Authority #BuildHSR

It was great to attend the California High-Speed Rail Authority Industry Forum and hear CEO Ian Choudri lay out his vision, the progress and the milestones for the high-speed rail programme in California. You can watch this at around the 30 minute mark of this video: https://lnkd.in/eeSu74iv CEO Ian Choudri was joined by: Alice Rodriguez, CHSRA Deputy Director External Affairs Toks Omishakin, CA Secretary of Transportation Peter Whippy, CHSRA Chief of External Affairs LA County Los Angeles Metro City of Victorville City of Palmdale City of Lancaster Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom Federal Railroad Administration U.S. Department of Transportation

It was great to hear the progress being made on the California High-Speed Rail Project by CA Governor Newsom and Authority CEO Ian Choudri. I was honored to speak about the integrated connection to the High Desert Corridor Intercity High-Speed Rail Project (HDC HSR) with a station in the City of Palmdale. To find out more please follow the video link below at around the 50 mins mark… https://lnkd.in/eMJvVB8R LA County City of Victorville City of Palmdale City of Lancaster California High-Speed Rail Authority

The HDC HSR project is a strategic 54-mile connector, linking California’s 500+ mile High-Speed Rail network to the 200+ mile Brightline West project to Las Vegas, Nevada.?HDC HSR embraces?being part of a larger, interconnected Southwest Region High-Speed Rail Network. Together, these projects will provide a seamless connection through a cohesive high speed rail network. LA County City of Victorville City of Palmdale City of Lancaster Kathryn Barger for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors California High-Speed Rail Authority Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom HDC Board Los Angeles Metro Federal Railroad Administration U.S. Department of Transportation

Was proud to participate in the California High Speed Rail Authority Industry Day in Sacramento, CA. Was exciting to speak with rail industry leaders about the High Desert Corridor Intercity High Speed Rail Project that?is a strategic 54-mile connector, linking California’s 500+ mile High-Speed Rail network to the 200+ mile Brightline West project to Las Vegas, Nevada LA County City of Victorville City of Palmdale City of Lancaster Kathryn Barger for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom California High-Speed Rail Authority HDC Board