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Starting Monday, April 17, passenger service through San Clemente will safely resume between Orange and San Diego counties with the installation of the final row of ground anchors ORANGE – All regular Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service is scheduled to resume beginning Monday, April 17, after the Orange County Transportation Authority’s emergency construction work has been ...

As part of this effort, OCTA is working on two initiatives: The first study – the Orange County Coastal Rail Resiliency Study – is evaluating strategies to ensure uninterrupted rail operations, including a detailed analysis of 7 miles of critical coastal track between Dana Point and San Clemente at the San Diego County line.

Construction Activities The Orange County Transportation Authority, which owns the track through San Clemente, worked with Metrolink, which operates regional passenger rail service, to build a 200-foot-long wall at Mariposa Point, to safely re-establish rail service after a Jan. 24 landslide on private property above the track littered the rail line with soil and debris, halting passenger ...

Coastal Rail Emergency Projects 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.

OCTA works with cities to distribute funding through its Environmental Cleanup Program to offset transportation impacts and keep Orange County’s water clean and safe ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority's Environmental Cleanup Program has awarded $10.6 million to support water quality improvement projects across Orange County that offset transportation-related pollution. The ...

The Coastal Rail Resiliency Study (CRRS) will evaluate strategies to protect the railroad in place for up to 30 years and ensure uninterrupted rail operations while minimizing passenger and freight service disruptions. It will include a detailed analysis of seven miles of critical coastal rail corridor between Dana Point and San Clemente at the San Diego County line (map of study area on reverse).

LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency About Amtrak Pacific Surfliner The 351-mile Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor (LOSSAN Corridor) travels through a six- county coastal region in Southern California and is the second busiest intercity passenger rail corridor in the United States and the busiest state-supported Amtrak route.

ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority this week awarded more than $2.4 million to 12 cities in an ongoing effort to improve water quality in Orange County.

Youth Ride Free passes for the 2024-25 school year are now available from your Orange County school. If your school is not participating, you may request a pass here.

This article from the Orange County Register highlights OCTA’s Measure M-funded Environmental Cleanup Program, which helps improve overall water quality in Orange County by protecting it from transportation-generated pollution. As storms soak Southern California and runoff from the rain rushes down rivers and channels, water isn’t the only thing flowing into the ocean. Trash and debris ...