The Cool Down, 4/20/24
Nation's first high-speed rail project continues to expand, creating over 10k jobs: 'We couldn't build this system without them'
"High-speed rail construction has continued to flourish, creating good-paying construction jobs for men and women across the Valley."
Californians have been waiting for a high-speed rail network since it was first proposed in 1979, and after many fits and starts, it appears that the project is finally gaining steam.
According to the California High-Speed Rail Authority, a bullet train project that will connect the Bay Area with the Los Angeles Basin has created more than 13,000 labor jobs since construction started in 2015.
"High-speed rail construction has continued to flourish, creating good-paying construction jobs for men and women across the Valley," Chuck Rojas of the Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare Counties Building and Construction Trades Council told KTLA5.
"As the number of construction sites continues to grow, so does the need of a growing workforce to bring the nation's first high-speed rail system to California. . . .
