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.

ORANGE – Crews made significant progress this week in the ongoing emergency work to stabilize the coastal rail line in San Clemente, which is scheduled to remain closed to passenger rail service for approximately five more weeks.

The action enables OCTA to protect the coastal rail line to preserve a critical transportation link for Southern California, the region and beyond. Coastal Rail Stabilization Requires Emergency Action

The 1,400-foot-long catchment wall will help protect the rail line from sliding debris from the privately owned hillside above the track. In San Clemente, crews pushing ahead with the emergency work finished clearing out the remaining spans of the damaged pedestrian bridge near Mariposa Point, and continued strategically placing and repairing ...

OCTA will work with Condon-Johnson & Associates Inc., a geotechnical contractor with offices in Los Angeles and San Diego, to perform the emergency stabilization work to safely restore passenger rail service as soon as possible.

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.

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.

ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors at a special meeting today unanimously declared an emergency need for railroad track stabilization in southern San Clemente.

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), in coordination with Metrolink, is taking emergency action to stabilize the rail line in north San Clemente. Construction Activities Crews are making progress in the ongoing emergency work to stabilize the coastal rail line in San Clemente.

Effort advances critical action to safeguard Southern California’s rail connection and public safety. ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Monday authorized emergen…