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At Peterson Road, concrete for the stem walls has been placed. Currently, crews are installing post-tensioning strands which reinforces the concrete. Crews will begin pre-stressing the bridge deck in the coming weeks. When complete, the structure will be more than 153-feet long, 52-feet wide and will take high-speed trains over Peterson Road.

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Peterson Road Bridge (drone view)

May 10, 2023

The Peterson Road Bridge is now complete. This elevated structure will take high-speed trains over the existing roadways in Kern County. The Peterson Road Bridge is 153 feet long and 52 feet wide built to accommodate two sets of high-speed rail tracks.

Peterson Road bridge from Drone

March 1, 2022

The Peterson Road Bridge is nearly complete. Final touches are being put on the structure and crews will commence with constructing the embankments on the north and south sides of the bridge. In the coming weeks, Peterson Road will be striped and opened for traffic. The Peterson Road Bridge will take high-speed trains over traffic and will be more than 153-feet long and 52-feet wide.

November 1, 2021

At Peterson, concrete for the stem walls has been placed. Currently, crews are installing post-tensioning strands which reinforces the concrete. Crews will begin pre-stressing the bridge deck in the coming weeks. When complete, the structure will be more than 153-feet long, 52-feet wide and will take high-speed trains over Peterson Road.

August 1, 2021

At Peterson Road in Kern County, crews are beginning work on the superstructure by installing forms for the girder walls. Bridge reinforcement and post tensioning apparatuses are also being set into the bridge structure to be stressed later this year. When complete, the structure will be more than 153-feet long, 52-feet wide and will take high-speed trains over Peterson Road.