Slowly preparing for the High Speed Rail to eventually come through the area.
The growing pains are felt by some nearby businesses.
"We've had a number of people that have told us that they didn't come in for the reservation because they drove by and it looked like we weren't open, so they just kept on driving," said Shera Franzman, Forestiere Underground Gardens.
Forestiere Underground Gardens plans to remain open throughout the construction.
"So that has been a challenge for us because this would be peak season for us, and it's this time of year that really supports the restoration that we have going on in the winter months when we close," said Franzman.
This work is part of the first 32-mile stretch of high-speed rail between Madera County and Fresno County.
The long-term goal is to make Shaw an overpass in the area, so it will no longer cross Golden State Highway or the rails.
Regional Director Garth Fernandez said that to get there, other steps need to be taken, including the closure of a small section of Golden State on Saturday and Sunday, as shown on the map below.
The detours are marked with dotted lines.
More significant closures are set for late Sunday through late Tuesday.
"We plan to close Shaw, all the way from Blythe to about Forestiere," said Garth Fernandez, High Speed Rail Regional Director. "And then we close the South piece of the Golden State connection, right? And this is to ensure that we can, we can build the detour, or the bypass around, around the construction area."
The Shaw Bypass Road will be used by drivers for the next year -- and the short section of Golden State highlighted in red will remain closed.
July 2026 is the target, but there were delays in other sections, including the seven-year closure of Tulare in Downtown Fresno.
"The lessons that we've learned from there are some of the things that we are we are doing here in advance," said Fernandez. "So we believe that this is gives us the highest opportunity to get this done. Now we are still digging into into the ground, and then sometimes, when we when we do that, we find, you know, things that we don't anticipate."
With federal funding for the project revoked, Action News asked if the project was already paid for. Fernandez said yes.
If you plan on visiting Forestierre or any of the other businesses in the area over the next few days, be sure to leave plenty of extra time and follow the posted detour signs.
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