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Hwy 43 shoulder closures due to High-Speed Rail construction

Hwy 43 shoulder closures due to High-Speed Rail construction
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Drivers should expect shoulder closures on Highway 43 due to High-Speed Rail construction on Thursday.

The northbound shoulder on Highway 43 between Merced and Jack Avenues will be closed on January 11 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

The work is part of the 22-mile stretch of high-speed rail between one mile north of the Tulare-Kern County line and Poplar Avenue in Kern County. 

RELATED: High-Speed rail plans could impact homeless center

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