MADERA COUNTY (KFSN) -- A construction worker on the High Speed Rail project was injured on the job in Madera County.
According to the Public Information Officer for the California High-Speed Rail Authority, Toni Tinoco, the worker was injured at the Avenue 7 construction site.
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As of last night, the worker was still being treated at an area hospital.
Tinoco said. "Safety remains the top priority for the California High-Speed Rail program and at all construction sites that are underway throughout the Central Valley."
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Officials say construction has resumed at the site.
KFSN
The latest analysis revealed the Valley portion of the high speed rail project now cost over 10-billion dollars -- 2.8 billion more than the last estimate two years ago. (KFSN)