Foster and develop client relationships for yourself and your staff.Plan and manage all aspects of small to medium single-discipline engineering projects or large, routine projects.In the role of Bridge Project Manager, we'll count on you to: Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward. And that small details yield important realizations. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. That's why we believe diversity is our greatest strength. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat, and Nevada’s four House members including Republican Mark Amodei signed the letter with Rosen seeking federal-state partnership funding through the Federal Railroad Administration’s Intercity Rail Grant Program.Ĭalifornia Democratic House members Nanette Barragán and Jimmy Gomez from the Los Angeles area and John Garamendi of the East Bay area signed on, along with Republican Jay Obernolte, who represents the Victorville and San Bernardino County area.At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. In Texas, a study published last month by Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank, concluded the state’s fast rail project is stalled by climbing costs, lack of legislative support and opposition from farmers, ranchers, and other landowners “who objected to having their land bisected by a train traveling at 200 miles per hour over 30 times each day.” It noted the Texas Legislature passed a law prohibiting spending any funds on the project.īrightline West trains would connect Las Vegas, Victorville, California, and Rancho Cucamonga - a city in San Bernardino County with a passenger station on a suburban Los Angeles light rail line. The lawmakers’ letter pointed to company projections of 35,000 construction jobs, 1,000 permanent jobs and reduced planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.Ĭost estimates have swelled to more than $100 billion - far greater than the $33 billion that voters approved in 2008.
The project could be “the blueprint for how we can connect major city pairs that are too short to fly and too far to drive,” said Mike Reininger, CEO of Florida-based Brightline Holdings LLC, the only privately owned and operated intercity passenger railroad in the United States. Union labor will be used during construction, the company and the Southern Nevada Building Trades Union have announced in recent weeks.īrightline West is seeking $3.75 billion in federal funding from the Biden administration-backed federal infrastructure law.
She said it “will boost our economy and create more good-paying jobs.” Jacky Rosen, the Nevada Democrat leading the group. “This project is a major priority because it will make southern Nevada more accessible to millions of visitors each year,” said U.S. The Mojave Desert is largely open space, and the electric-powered trains could potentially cut the four-hour trip in half, carrying passengers at speeds of nearly 200 mph (322 kph).
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