Jensen Delivers Design-Build Solution for High-Speed Rail
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
PROJECT DETAILS
Owner: California High-Speed Rail Authority | Architect/Engineer: Parsons Transportation Group | Contractor: Valverde Construction
The California High-Speed Rail Authority needed to relocate six main telecommunication junctions as Construction Package 1 of the California High-Speed Rail project got underway. Spanning 32 miles from Avenue 19 in Madera County to East American Avenue in Fresno County, the rail system requires 12 grade separations, 2 viaducts, 1 tunnel, and 1 river crossing. These telecommunication junctions originally lay in the path of the bullet train.
The six telecommunications junctions were in line to get speared before the decision was made for them to be removed and relocated. Before Construction Package 1 could begin, underground utility infrastructure was the main concern so that service could still be provided to customers in the Fresno, California, area.
Jensen Infrastructure provided a design-build solution of precast concrete utility structures for the removal and relocation of the old telecommunications junctions. Asked to increase the size of the infrastructure for future needs, Jensen delivered 142 precast concrete vaults of varying sizes, mostly 12’W x 12’ L x 15’H structures. This significantly raised the capacity for telecommunications equipment from previous junctions.
Jensen Infrastructure’s telecom junction solution supports the California High-Speed Rail Authority in completing Construction Package 1 along a route prepared for high-speed rail development. The project ensures uninterrupted telecom services for Fresno residents and establishes a future-ready underground facility with capacity to accommodate expanding telecom needs.