When completed, the project will allow cars to cross over the railroad tracks, improving safety and removing delays, and eliminating the need for train horns to sound. CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE Construction of the Orangethorpe Avenue Overcrossing is underway and scheduled to be completed by fall 2016.

A. The existing Westminster Street roadway is a combination of jointed Portland Cement concrete pavement and small areas of asphaltic concrete pavement at locations where old railroad tracks were previously removed. There are also several locations along Westminter Street where railroad track crossings still exist.

Project Overview The Orange County Transportation Authority, in coordination with Metrolink, has completed emergency work to stabilize the railroad tracks in San Clemente. The emergency fix, which began in October 2022, included installing 220 ground anchors – each 133 feet long – into the bedrock below, securing two rows of 110 grade beams that helped stabilize the hillside above. The ...

Executive Officer to take all necessary actions to address the emergency need for railroad track stabilization in the vicinity of Mile Post 203.83 to 204.40 and 206.10 to 206.70 on the Orange Subdivision, and to return to the Board of Directors, as required, to report on the status thereof.

The track work, which is still being finalized, will involve driving large metal anchors into about 700 feet of the slope adjacent to the railroad track to prevent it from pushing the track further toward the coast.

Board Declares Emergency Resolution for San Clemente Tracks OCTA’s board voted to declare an emergency to authorize necessary actions to protect the railroad tracks in San Clemente due to recent landslides.

Double-track LOSSAN Rail Corridor via tunnel, addressing areas that are currently single-track. Increase passenger rail service by adding more round-trip trains. Provide direct ramps from Jamboree Road to Tustin Station and from I-5 to Laguna Niguel Station. Add high-capacity rubber tire trolley service to high activity rail stations.

OCTA continues to lead emergency track protection efforts in priority areas along the rail line in San Clemente while work progresses on a study of potential solutions that will safeguard rail operations for the next three decades. OCTA’s Coastal Rail Resiliency Study (CRRS) evaluates strategies to keep trains running along seven miles of vulnerable coastline between Dana Point and the San ...

Based on the result of the pedestrian survey, it is unlikely that undisturbed archaeological resources will be encountered within the immediate vicinity of the tracks. The track area has been subjected to past modification associated with the building and maintenance of the rail line over the years, and the project consists of construction ...

Railroad track stabilization and protection efforts in south Orange County continue to be a major focus area, given their importance to the continued operation of Metrolink services in Orange County.