Design and Architecture
Bridges and Walls: High Speed Rail
California’s biggest infrastructure project is a high-speed rail network that would connect San Francisco, the Central Valley and Los Angeles, bridging communities cut off by the state's difficult geography.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenThe Tehachapi Mountains are “effectively a wall that divides the state and has divided the state throughout its whole history,” says Joe Matthews, Connecting California columnist. Mathews joined DnA on a trip to the Central Valley to catch up on progress of a project that promises to connect San Francisco, the Central Valley and LA, bridging communities cut off by California’s difficult geography.
California Arts Council, a state agency.
And special thanks to NPR’s Story Lab.
The pergola in the San Joaquin River Viaduct will allow California’s high-speed rail to cross over the Union Pacific tracks at the south end of Fresno. Photo credit: Avishay Artsy.
