The California State Transportation Agency has awarded more than $189 million in funding to support projects that strengthen infrastructure resilience and increase passenger and freight capacity along the Los Angeles—San Diego—San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) rail corridor.
The grant awards, part of the $1.3 billion in funding announced by CalSTA last week through Cycle 7 of the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, support critical infrastructure projects by member agencies along the LOSSAN Rail Corridor. This is the second busiest intercity passenger rail corridor in the United States and the busiest state-supported Amtrak route.
“Collectively, these projects will significantly enhance the resiliency of the LOSSAN corridor and create capacity to move more passengers and more goods throughout the corridor,” LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency Chair and Oxnard City Council Member Bryan MacDonald said in a statement.
“These grant awards re-affirm the vital importance of our rail infrastructure,” MacDonald added. “We greatly appreciate the state’s strong support for the LOSSAN rail corridor through TIRCP and congratulate our member and partner agencies for their successful grant proposals.”
The projects awarded funding include:
- $125 million for the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Coastal Rail Infrastructure Resiliency Project
- More than $26.8 million for the San Diego Association of Governments/North County Transit District’s Eastbrook to Shell Double-Tracking
- $22 million for the Coast Rail Coordinating Council’s Ortega Siding
- More than $11.6 million for the San Diego Association of Governments/North County Transit District’s Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Phase 5 Continuation
- More than $4.1 million for the Coast Rail Coordinating Council’s Orcutt Road Left-Hand Crossover
