The rail line was closed through San Clemente the evening of January 24 when a landslide caused major damage to the bridge and scattered debris onto the track. The $7.2 million is in addition to a previous award from the state of $2 million for cleanup and pre-construction activities at the site.
Approximately 240,000 cubic yards of sand will also be placed on the beach in Areas 1 and 2 between Mariposa Point and North Beach. Crews this week continued preparing the track to safely resume passenger service, including demobilizing construction equipment, testing rail signals, and resurfacing more than 3,600 feet of track.
services in offshore sand dredging and sand placement at specified locations for its the Coastal Rail Stabilization Priority Projects in Orange County. Background: OCTA is conducting a Coastal Rail Resiliency Study (CRRS) to develop short to medium-term solutions to protect the coastal railroad in its current right-of-way (ROW) and alignment.
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 ...
emergency action to stabilize the rail line in north San Clemente. The work is necessary to address urgent threats from slope and beach erosion and to protect the community, rail ... Sand Nourishment OCTA is concurrently working to source 240,000 cubic yards of sand that will be placed on the beach in Areas 1 and 2 between Mariposa Point
Title: Coastal Rai Emergency Projects Construction Alert - May 29, 2025 Subject: Coastal Rai Emergency Projects Construction Alert - May 29, 2025
Coastal Rail Emergency Projects Update Citizens Advisory Committee April 15, 2025. 2 MP 203.80 MP 204.40. Area 2. Area 1. Areas 1 and 2 . MP 204.00 – 204.50. Reinforcement Areas 1 through 4. ... potential sand dredging contractors. • OCTA is securing environmental clearance for offshore source dredging and placement of sand for Areas 1, 2 ...
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA or Metrolink) are requesting permits and authorization for Areas 1 and 2 of the Critical San Clemente ProtectionRailroad Project (Project) in San Clemente, Orange ... • Sand nourishment o Area 1 between MP 203.80 and MP 203.90
The latest forecast for the cost to complete the stabilization project is $13,700,600, according to Johnson’s report. Daily passenger rail service between San Diego and Orange counties has been suspended since September, when new movement was discovered in the railroad tracks crossing a recurring landslide at San Clemente.
That money comes on top of the announcement last week that the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) awarded $125 million to OCTA’s rail improvement efforts through the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), and $80 million from the California Transportation Commission’s Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP).