Brightline West

Brightline West is a high-speed intercity rail project connecting Las Vegas, Nevada, and Rancho Cucamonga, California, providing a fast, all-electric alternative to highway travel between Southern California and Las Vegas.  

The project is designed to operate at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour, reducing end-to-end travel time to just over two hours. Preconstruction coordination ensures that alignment, material delivery, and regulatory approvals remain on schedule while mitigating cost impacts. 

The alignment spans 218 miles, with the majority of the corridor located within the I-15 median, presenting unique access, logistics, and safety challenges. The project integrates European standards with U.S. regulatory requirements to establish a best-in-class system tailored to domestic conditions. 

Need 

Rising travel demand between Southern California and Las Vegas has led to highway congestion and long travel times. Brightline West addresses this by delivering a reliable, higher-speed intercity rail system that reduces travel time, improves regional mobility, and supports environmentally responsible transportation alternatives. 

Work 

• - Performing preconstruction services including constructability reviews, cost estimating, and value engineering to support funding readiness. 
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• - Integration of design between the 9 Design-Build Teams to ensure a best value to BLW, efficiency, and coordination to ensure a complete, state of the art, and fully integrated High-Speed Rail system. 
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• - Planning construction of a 218-mile alignment equating to approximately 270 track miles, with approximately 96% located within the I-15 median, including grades up to 5.5%. 
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• - Developing logistics strategies for a restricted-access corridor with limited material delivery points while improving project safety and schedule efficiencies. 
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• - Advancing track design utilizing AREMA Class 9 Tier III track and systems coupled with EN Standards for operations up to 200 mph. 
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• - Coordinating procurement and installation of over 69,000 tons of rail, 90 pieces of special trackwork, 2 million tons of ballast and 750,000 concrete ties. 
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• - Supporting regulatory coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration, Class I railroads at corridor endpoints, and third-party rail-spur owners. 

Impact 

Brightline West will transform intercity travel in the Southwest by providing a faster, safer, and more sustainable alternative to driving. By halving travel times, the project enhances economic connectivity, improves safety, and reduces vehicle emissions along a heavily traveled corridor.