The planned immediate enhancements focus on a 7-mile span of OCTA-owned railroad right-of-way through San Clemente, with the goal of preventing future emergency track closures and service disruptions.

ORANGE – Crews continue to make strong progress on emergency efforts to reinforce the most vulnerable areas along the rail line in San Clemente. Project leaders announced this week that they will continue to work seven days a week, including through Memorial Day weekend, to finish the work and safely reopen the track to passenger rail service as soon as possible.

The emergency construction work was necessitated by a Jan. 24 landslide from a privately-owned hillside that littered the rail right of way below with soil and debris halting rail service.

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. More than 230 steel anchors, each approximately 100 feet long, are needed to stabilize the slope.

ORANGE – Work will continue daily through the Memorial Day weekend, including Monday, on emergency efforts to reinforce the most vulnerable areas along the rail line in San Clemente. Passenger rail service continues to be temporarily halted through the area.

Separate from ongoing emergency repairs in San Clemente reinforcement areas, OCTA is studying options for reinforcing the rail line for approximately the next 30 years and needs public input ORANGE – While the Orange County Transportation Authority continues to lead emergency track protection efforts in priority areas along the rail line in San Clemente, work continues on a study of ...

In response to the emergency declaration, Metrolink CEO Darren Kettle said: “We appreciate the prompt response from Director Tavares and the belief from Caltrans that this situation is a matter of state concern.

OCTA Chair Doug Chaffee and CEO Darrell E. Johnson unveil action plan for OCTA to sustain and enhance an innovative transportation network for all Orange County ORANGE – The Orange County Transportation Authority in 2025 will focus on continuing to deliver the public with a transportation network that is balanced, reliable and equitable, while remaining fiscally responsible and resilient ...

OCTA has updated its potential solutions to address immediate threats to rail service through San Clemente, and sand nourishment – always under consideration – is a key piece in the coastal rail protection puzzle. The updates come following multiple listening sessions, OCTA Board feedback, and other stakeholder input on OCTA’s Coastal Rail Resiliency Study – an effort to protect a ...

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