New Rail Bridge at Batiquitos Lagoon Boosts Transit and Nature

New rail bridge at Batiquitos Lagoon boosts transit and nature

SANDAG and Caltrans are nearing completion of a rail project at Batiquitos Lagoon that adds a second track to improve service and restore the local environment.

Trains shift to new concrete bridge at Batiquitos Lagoon, replacing 1940s wooden trestle

The new concrete bridge allows crews to begin dismantling the old wooden bridge. Crews will also work on a parallel bridge that will hold the second set of tracks.

Trains begin crossing new Batiquitos rail bridge

Trains began crossing a new concrete railroad bridge over Batiquitos Lagoon in Carlsbad on Monday, Nov. 9, marking a milestone in a $166 million project to replace an aging wooden trestle and expand rail capacity along the North County coast. The new bridge replaces a wooden structure dating to the 1940s and brings the Batiquitos Lagoon Double Track project to approximately 75% completion, according to the San Diego Association of Governments an…