The California High Speed Rail Authority has released the identities of the five construction teams that have submitted qualifications to move on to the next phase in the competition for the contract to build a 60-mile extension of the as-of-yet-unbuilt high-speed rail line.
The project would be the second segment in the line that would eventually link southern and northern California. The qualification notice released Wednesday would extend the line from Fresno south to the Tulare-Kern County line near Bakersfield.