On April 14, the OCTA Board is expected to consider an action that will allow the CEO to enter into emergency contracting agreements to expedite work on the four Coastal Rail Stabilization Priority Projects that were identified in 2024 as most vulnerable.

ORANGE – Passenger rail service through San Clemente will be suspended beginning Monday, April 28, to allow for crews to safely conduct emergency construction aimed at stabilizing sections of track at immediate risk from landslides and coastal erosion.

The Orange County Transportation Authority has submitted an Emergency Coastal Develop Permit to the California Coastal Commission to start work that will help ensure uninterrupted rail service

Passenger rail service through San Clemente was suspended beginning April 28 to allow for crews to safely conduct emergency work to reinforce sections of track at immediate risk from landslides and coastal erosion. The rail line is expected to be shut down for passenger service for a total of approximately six weeks, through early June.

As OCTA nears completion on emergency work to stabilize railroad tracks in San Clemente, the agency and its partners continue to push forward on finding longer-term solutions to protect the vital coastal rail line.

Emergency work to stabilize the railroad track in southern San Clemente is progressing. The stabilization work includes installing two rows of ground anchors into bedrock along a 700-foot stretch of hillside next to the train tracks.

Passenger rail service through San Clemente has been suspended temporarily to allow crews to safely conduct emergency construction aimed at stabilizing sections of track at immediate risk from landslides and coastal erosion.

OCTA submitted an emergency Coastal Development Permit application to the Coastal Commission that was partially approved in April. The total package of projects estimated at approximately $300 million includes approximately 95% sand and 5% armoring. The current work, estimated to cost approximately $10 million, is moving forward under emergency ...

ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Monday authorized emergency actions to stabilize sections of railroad track threatened by coastal erosion and landslides in San Clemente, moving forward with urgent work to ensure continued passenger and freight rail operations through South Orange County.

Two major landslides in the past year near the rail line in San Clemente forced the temporary closure of the track to passenger service for several months while OCTA and its partners worked on emergency projects to stabilize the track and protect it from falling debris.