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Work to begin on Del Mar Bluffs stabilizationBy Trains Staff | March 19, 2024Three-year project will protect Surf Line route
DEL MAR, Calif. — Construction will begin this month on a three-year, $78 million project to stabilize the Del Mar Bluffs along the Surf Line rail line, the Times of San Diego reports.
The segment along the Pacific Ocean has long been a source of erosion and occasional line closures on the route used by Coaster commuter trains, Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliners, and BNSF freight traffic. And while the long-term goal is to relocate the route to an inland tunnel through Del Mar, the existing line will be in service for years to come, given the high cost, lengthy construction timeline, and ongoing fight by some Del Mar residents over the eventual path of that tunnel [see “Routes for Del Mar rail tunnel multiply,” Trains News Wire, Nov. 29, 2023].
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