Bluff repairs force another Del Mar weekend rail closure
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and last updated 2021-04-16 13:29:43-04
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - All rail services from Solana Beach to San Diego will shut down just after midnight through early Tuesday morning to accommodate Del Mar Bluff stabilization emergency repairs, according to the San Diego Association of Governments.
The regional rail closure affects the North County Transit District, Amtrak and freight carrier BNSF and will be in effect from just after midnight Saturday through Tuesday at 4 a.m.
In Del Mar, crews will install tieback anchors along previously placed support columns into the bluffs south of Fourth Street as part of emergency repairs following a bluff collapse in late February, SANDAG officials said. The work includes drilling holes into the bluffs, placing anchors and filling the holes with concrete. Emergency stabilization repairs are expected to be complete by summer 2021.
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San Diego MTS Sets FY22 Capex at $125MM
MTS is allocating $28.5 million for new SD100 LRVs as part of the FY22 capital improvement program.
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Board has approved a $125 million capital improvement program for FY 2022, which includes $28.5 million for new SD100 light rail vehicles.
The LRV funds will be added to $109 million in previous funding for Siemens SD100 fleet replacement. By 2025, 47 LRVs will need to be replaced at an estimated cost of more than $216 million, according to MTS.
The agency operates three trolley lines (see map below) and 95 bus routes across 10 cities and unincorporated areas of San Diego County, Calif. Frequencies and spans have been restored to near-pre-COVID-19 levels, according to MTS.
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