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

Begin construction upon receiving emergency notice-to-proceed from regulatory agencies. USACE Letter of Permission for sand placement to be submitted late Summer. Restore degraded riprap to protect tracks from wave damage and erosion and stabilize embankment to maintain slope integrity.

On March 31, OCTA submitted an Emergency Coastal Development Permit to the California Coastal Commission to expedite work to stabilize four areas most vulnerable to failure above the railroad track through San Clemente.

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), in coordination with Metrolink, is taking emergency action to advance emergency projects in San Clemente that will immediately protect a critical link in the state’s rail network.

No. G-5-25-0013 Dear Mr. Lee, In January 2024, OCTA published a Coastal Rail Resiliency Study – Initial Assessment Technical Memorandum with the goal of developing alternative concepts for maintaining railroad operations within.

Passenger rail service is expected to remain suspended until early June. Over the past four years, San Clemente’s eroding bluffs – on both city and private property – have repeatedly forced the closure of the rail line that has operated largely uninterrupted for more than 125 years.

ct - Area 1 (Mile Post 203.80 to Mile Post 203.90) and Area 2 (Mile Post 204.00 to Mile Post 204.40) Dear Ms. Li: The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA or Metrolink) are requesting permits and authorization for Areas 1 .

Reaffirm Resolution No. 2025-025 and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to take all necessary actions to address the emergency need for railroad track stabilization in the vicinity of Mile Post 203.83 to 204.40 and 206.00 to 206.70 on the Orange Subdivision, and to return to the Board of Directors, as required, to report on the status thereof.

pdf OCTA Board Authorizes Emergency Rail Stabilization Work in South Orange County April 14, 2025

WHEREAS, since 2021, the operations of the Rail Right-of-Way and the Corridor have been forced to shut down on multiple occasions because of coastal bluff erosion, dry beach loss, and geologic landslide bluff failures. Over the past year, additional landslides, continued hillside instability, and additional beach and railroad embankment erosion has been observed that poses imminent risk to the ...