| Rail South Carlsbad Double Track Project
SANDAG, North County Transit District, and Amtrak built a 1.9-mile second main track from Carlsbad Village Drive southward past Cannon Road and constructed a new rail bridge over the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. Completed February 2012; Cost $18.4 million. Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Project
SANDAG stabilized portions of the 1.6 miles of coastal bluffs between Seagrove Park and Torrey Pines State Beach in the City of Del Mar to ensure uninterrupted rail service. Completed spring 2012; Cost $4.8 million. Santa Fe Pedestrian Undercrossing
SANDAG constructed a new rail bridge, and a pedestrian undercrossing beneath the tracks, between Highway 101 and Vulcan Avenue, west of Santa Fe Drive. A new crosswalk and traffic signal on Highway 101 were installed to increase pedestrian safety. Completed 2013; Cost $5.9 million. Sorrento to Miramar Phase 1
Phase 1 provided a mile of new track main line, parallel to the existing track, south of Sorrento Valley Boulevard to the east side of I-805, a new rail bridge, and a track crossover to improve operations in Sorrento Valley. Completed March 2014; Cost $44 million. Sorrento Valley Double Track Project
SANDAG constructed 1.1 miles of double track just north of the Sorrento Valley COASTER Station to Carmel Mountain Road, added a new 81-space parking lot, and replaced two wooden trestle bridges. Completed November 2015; Cost $31.8 million. San Onofre to Pulgas Double Track Phase 1 SANDAG completed the first phase, which added 4.2 miles of second track from San Onofre State Park to Las Flores Creek, just south of Las Pulgas Road, in the NCTD railroad right-of-way. In addition, the project replaced a 1931, wooden trestle bridge with a modern concrete structure, added new signaling, and a retaining wall. Completed November 2015; Cost $37.7 million.
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