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  1. A shared coastal rail corridor serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area experienced impacts due to high surf.
  2. OCTA is protecting a coastal rail corridor that runs through Southern California.

Coastal Commission Approves Rail Protection Plan in South Orange County

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The California Coastal Commission approved the Orange County Transportation Authority’s plan to protect the rail corridor through San Clemente. The plan includes adding 48,463 tons of riprap, 2,100 tons of heavy rocks, constructing a 1,223-foot seawall, and dumping 690,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach. This approval comes after commuter and freight rail in South Orange County has been repeatedly shut down since 2021 due to shoreline erosion.

From latimes.com

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The approval addresses the threat of beach erosion and rising seas, which has caused repeated shutdowns of rail traffic in South Orange County. Officials noted that the beach at Cyprus Shore has shrunk from about 200 feet to less than 80 feet over the past decade. The plan is intended to protect train traffic through the south shore.

A shared coastal rail corridor serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area experienced impacts due to high surf, prompting efforts to protect the corridor.

From latimes.com

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  • South Orange CountySpeculative

    The stabilization of the rail corridor might reduce operational risk and decrease erosion damage costs for transportation services.

  • County of OrangeSpeculative

    The county might see reduced costs associated with managing infrastructure damage and maintaining rail corridor stability.

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