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Re: MOONBEAM'S NEW CALIFORNIA TAXES AND YOUR WALLET
Author: Transportation Planner
Date: 04-08-2017 - 20:23
The current plan to get ACE south is double-tracking the Fresno Sub between Manteca and Merced, with downtown stops in Manteca, Ripon, Modesto, Ceres, Turlock, Livingston or Atwater, and Merced. They've had delays getting the draft EIR out for the entire ACEforward plan since more analysis for Niles Junction and an ACE service to Sacramento got added, but it should be out in the next couple months.
CAHSRA is doing some conceptual studies of the best future alignment between Merced and Sacramenro (BNSF vs UP Fresno Sub between Merecd and Stockton, then Sacramento Sub vs Fresno Sub to Sacramento).
The idea is to make sure that any early conventional improvements can benefit HSR in the long run, if it ever makes it north of Merced. The local preference is to make sure whatever alignment gets chosen will have downtown stations in Modesto and Merced, which will have cost and maximum speed impacts.
CAHSRA is doing some conceptual studies of the best future alignment between Merced and Sacramenro (BNSF vs UP Fresno Sub between Merecd and Stockton, then Sacramento Sub vs Fresno Sub to Sacramento).
The idea is to make sure that any early conventional improvements can benefit HSR in the long run, if it ever makes it north of Merced. The local preference is to make sure whatever alignment gets chosen will have downtown stations in Modesto and Merced, which will have cost and maximum speed impacts.
