The $12 billion project is really happening, as the work on a high-speed train in Las Vegas proves.

Posting date: 8 April 2024 at 02:52h 

Updated on April 8, 2020, at 02:52h.

Construction has started on the high-speed railway project that was delayed for so long. It will connect Las Vegas with Los Angeles. The long-delayed high-speed rail project from Las Vegas to LA has finally begun. More than $400 roundtrip cost.

Work on the Railroad

Both Nevada and California engineers are performing surveying, and geotechnical drills up and down medians on Interstate 15 where the train is expected to eventually speed along at up to 200mph.

Testing for unsuitable construction foundations using geotechnical drill tests. This includes loose, coarse-grained, or peaty soils.

As crews move closer to California, they are in Nevada. KLAS/Las Vegas California crews have been working near Hesperia and the Cajon pass since Monday.

This preliminary engineering work will cause traffic problems for Las Vegas residents as well as tourists.

Short-term closures will affect freeway shoulders during daytime and nighttime hours — something everybody’s going to have to get used to.

Train Schedule

This week, crews will be working in the following areas:

Nevada

I-15 north of Jean (milepost 12.5-27.5).
Work in the Survey until Thursday 11th, 6:30 am – 4 pm.

I-15 north of Primm (mileposts 5-12.5)
Work on geotechnical drilling and surveying until Thursday, 11th April from 6:30 am to 4:00 pm

California

I-15 Coyote Lake Road Old Hwy 58 Connection
Closures at night on the southbound shoulder between Wednesday, April 10, and Thursday, April 11 from 10pm to 7am.

I-15, south of Ranchero Road from Palmdale Road

• Hesperia Daytime Borings Monday, 8th April through Friday, 12th April. 6:30am to 4pm.
• Closed at night from Monday 8 April through Friday 12 April, 9 pm to 5 am

I-15 Oak Hill Road Baseline Avenue

• The Etiwanda Bicycle Trail, Oak Hill Road, the Cajon Pass and the Etiwanda Road will be closed to traffic from Monday, 8 April through Friday 12 April, 6:30 am to 4:00 pm.
• Closed shoulders on northbound I-15 and southbound I-15, from Monday, 8 April, to Friday, 12 April, 9 pm – 5 am.

Brightline hopes that the service will be ready for the Olympics of 2028 in Los Angeles.