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Merced sends comment letter after technical appendix signals potential station move
Summary
City staff and council criticized the California High‑Speed Rail Authority’s 2026 technical appendix for signaling a shift to a Mission Avenue/Highway 99 site and sought assurances about station funding, land‑use authority and local planning; council approved a comment letter (Harris abstained).
The Merced City Council voted April 20 to send a formal comment letter to the California High‑Speed Rail Authority after staff found station‑site assumptions in the plan’s technical appendix that could move a future Merced high‑speed station southeast of downtown, near Mission Avenue and Highway 99.
Deputy City Manager Quantero summarized the city’s concerns: the technical documents appear to assume a smaller, at‑grade facility adjacent to Union Pacific right‑of‑way; they mention shared‑cost concepts (for…
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