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ELVIRA TO MORENA DOUBLE TRACK FACT SHEET
Transportation
The Project
The Elvira to Morena Double Track Project is
one of approximately 20 projects currently in
progress along the San Diego County segment
of the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo
(LOSSAN) rail corridor. This project will add a
2.6-mile second main track from State Route
52 to just south of Balboa Avenue. This new
track will connect to existing double track,
resulting in 10.3-miles of continuous double
track between Control Point (CP) Tecolote
and CP Cumbres. The existing railroad track
will be realigned to straighten several curves
in the north end of the project. In addition,
the project includes new crossovers near
Regents Road (CP Rose) in the railroad right-
of-way, upgrading and building bridges at
five locations to accommodate double track
operations, signal improvements, and ancillary
utility and drainage improvements along the
corridor.
The project is located in the City of San
Diego within the right-of-way owned by the
Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) on tracks
managed and operated by the North County
Transit District (NCTD).
Concurrent with this project, SANDAG is
designing and constructing the Mid-Coast
Corridor Transit Project, an 11-mile extension
of the San Diego Trolley within the same
MTS right-of way. SANDAG is coordinating
closely between the two projects to ensure
smooth construction and effective use of space
and resources. Additionally, the project
has been designed with sensitivity toward
the natural resources of Rose Canyon.
The Need
This project is a critical part of the 351-mile
LOSSAN rail corridor. It serves as a vital link
for passenger and freight movements in San
Diego County. The LOSSAN corridor is the
second busiest intercity passenger rail line in
the United States. Additionally, the corridor
is the only viable freight rail link between San
Diego and the rest of the nation.
Amtrak and NCTD plan on increasing the
number of passenger trains along the
LOSSAN corridor. As concluded in the
previous LOSSAN studies, the project is
needed to: (1) meet the expected increase in
demand for railroad operations through this
TOTAL COST
$192 million
ESTIMATED COMPLETION
2020
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segment of the LOSSAN corridor; (2) enhance
railroad operational flexibility and schedule
reliability; (3) facilitate future increases in
capacity; and (4) achieve a good state of
repair in this segment of the railroad.
The Benefits
This project will accomplish several goals,
including alleviating schedule delays near CP
Elvira and CP Morena and straightening curves,
thereby providing on-time performance
benefits. This project will improve trip times
for both passenger and freight service, reduce
maintenance costs in curved alignments, and
create additional operational flexibility along
the corridor. In addition, double-tracking
allows trains traveling in opposite directions
to pass without slowing down or stopping,
increasing efficiency and reliability.
Corridor Strategy
During the next 20 years, SANDAG plans to
construct nearly $1 billion in improvements
in the San Diego County section of the
LOSSAN corridor, including a primary effort
to double track the corridor from Orange
County to Downtown San Diego. To date,
approximately two-thirds of the county’s
LOSSAN coastal rail corridor is double
tracked. More than 97 percent of the
corridor is expected to be double tracked by
2030. Other infrastructure improvements
along the LOSSAN corridor include bridge
and track replacements, new platforms,
pedestrian undercrossings, and other safety
and operational enhancements.
Project Status
In March 2015, the project received
environmental clearance with the Federal
Railroad Administration’s approval of a
Categorical Exclusion under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Construction
on CP Rose signals was completed in 2016.
The remaining work started in spring 2017
and is anticipated to conclude in 2020.
Project Cost
The project is estimated to cost $192 million
and is fully funded. Approximately one-third
of the project is funded through federal
sources and an additional one-third is
funded through state sources. SANDAG has
leveraged the federal and state funding with
TransNet funding, the San Diego region’s
voter approved, half-cent sales tax for
transportation improvements administered
by SANDAG.
For More Information
KeepSanDiegoMoving.com/Elvira
May 2017
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Elvira to MorenaDouble Track Project Location
LOSSAN Corridor
Control Point Morena
Control Point Elvira
Control Point - Rose
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