CHSRA marks 6,000 construction jobs

In recognition of Labor Day (Sept. 6), the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) announced it has crossed another milestone by creating 6,000 construction jobs to date during construction of 119 miles of track in the Central Valley.

Among the jobs created, 2,230 workers are residents of Fresno County as of July, while 1,039 reside in Kern County, 588 in Tulare County, 291 in Madera County and 217 in Kings County.

Last month, CHSRA also welcomed students as part of ValleyBuild Partnership, a workforce-training program that provides pre-apprenticeship training in the building and construction trades to put students on a path to the union construction apprenticeship of their choice, according to a news release.

Each project design-builder is implementing the Targeted Worker Program, where 30% of all project work hours are performed by workers from disadvantaged communities with annual household incomes ranging from $32,000 to $40,000.