OCTA PCH Study: Avenida Pico to Los Angeles County Line Table of Contents iii March 2016 Chapter 7 - 2040 Traffic Forecast for Alternatives 2, 3, 4, and 5.....

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Riverside, and San Diego counties. Major links to Los Angeles County include the San Diego (I-5 and I-405), Santa Ana (I-5), Orange (SR-57), and Artesia (SR-91) freeways. The San Diego (I-5 and I-405) Freeway links with San Diego County to the south, and the Riverside (SR-91) Freeway links with Riverside County to the east.

ORANGE – On Monday, the OCTA and Metrolink project team observed that soil and debris from the privately owned slope above the rail line near Mariposa Point (Milepost 204.2) in San Clemente continued to move toward the track, reaching a point that triggered freight traffic to be halted.

all necessary steps to protect a vital stretch of track through San Clemente, where recent landslides, beach erosion and degrading riprap pose a serious threat to the rail line. The rail is a vital connection between San Diego County and Orange County, and destinations further north, for passengers and freight and the movement of military assets.

The board unanimously selected San Clemente Councilwoman Lori Donchak to serve as chair of the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors for 2016. Donchak served as the OTA board’s vice chair for the last year. She replaces outgoing hairman Jeff Lalloway, also an Irvine City Councilman, who remains on the board.

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. ... Stock photos and logos, and links to annual reports, board agendas and more. View media resources. About. The Orange County ...

As OCTA nears completion on emergency work to stabilize railroad tracks in San Clemente, the agency and its partners continue to push forward on finding longer-term solutions to protect the vital coastal rail line. ... the issues behind the coastal erosion also calls for seeking necessary funding for lasting solutions to keep rail traffic ...

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 ...

Work is continuing on the new I-5 bridge over Avenida Pico, part of the $230 million I-5 South County Improvements Project that extends the carpool lanes from San Juan Capistrano to San Clemente.. Pile driving for the Avenida Pico bridge foundation on the west side of the interchange is done, and crews are building the bridge abutments and pilasters, which will support the bridge deck.