California High-Speed Rail Summer Highlights, Part 3: Community Disruption
Contrary to the claims of the taxpayer-funded California High-Speed Rail Authority Communications Department, the summer of 2017 was grim for the future of California High-Speed Rail.
Citizens for California High-Speed Rail Accountability (CCHSRA) continually tracks developments (or lack of developments) for this costly, misguided high-speed rail plan. We see several trends ongoing with this project. The third is Community Disruption.
If your hobby is horticulture, you have one less place to get your plants and gardening products:
Northwest Fresno Nursery Shuts Down to Make Room for High-Speed Rail – ABC 30 News – September 17, 2017
Even businesses not targeted for demolition are worried:
More High-Speed Rail Closures, Detours Coming. That Worries Downtown Business Owners – Fresno Bee – September 11, 2017
HSR Concerns in Fresno’s Chinatown – KSEE Channel 24 News (NBC) – September 13, 2017
California High-Speed Rail is supposed to discourage driving, and Fresno is experiencing a taste of the future:
Road Linking Downtown to Chinatown Will Be Closed for 2 Years for Bullet Train Work – Fresno Bee – October 2, 2017
More Road Closures Coming for High-Speed Rail Construction – Fresno Bee – July 25, 2017
Construction on High-Speed Rail Tracks to Close County Roads – Madera Tribune – July 31, 2017
California High-Speed Rail is forcing people to change their driving routines, and that brings danger:
Did a New Bridge Make This Old Intersection Dangerous? – Fresno Bee – August 10, 2017
Of course, even taking the bus won’t overcome traffic delays:
Get Ready for Traffic Backups – Rail Work Will Close Lanes Near Roeding Park – Fresno Bee – September 15, 2017
This bridge finally opened, but it opened eight months later than originally planned:
Downtown Fresno Bridge Finally Opens Allowing Two-Way Traffic – Fresno Bee – August 4, 2017
And the disruption is now moving south from Madera and Fresno counties into Kings County:
High-Speed Rail Construction to Start in Kings County – Hanford Sentinel – September 23, 2017
The people of Kings County will soon endure what the people of Madera County are enduring:
Readers Riled Up Over High-Speed Rail – Madera Tribune -September 18, 2017
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