Work begins to add sand to San Clemente beaches to protect rail line

Sand trucked to San Clemente beaches to protect San Diego rail connection

More than 300 truckloads of sand from a quarry near Palm Springs are being delivered to a San Clemente beach this week as part of emergency efforts to protect the coastal tracks that are San Diego County’s only rail connection to the rest of the United States. The 3,400 cubic yards is the initial deposit in a long-term plan to pull up to 540,000 cubic yards from various sources, including nearby ocean deposits, to shore up the tracks in San Clem…

Work begins to add sand to San Clemente beaches to protect rail line

Emergency work in San Clemente that previously included adding rip rap along the Surf Line route as well as preparations for construction of a catchment wall now includes addition of sand along the local beaches. Orange County Transportation Authority SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Efforts to replenish the beach in San Clemente to protect the Surf Line rail line used by Amtrak, Metrolink, and BNSF Railway began last week with the first deliveries of san…

UPDATED: OCTA begins sand nourishment effort on San Clemente rail line

The agency plans to place up to 540,000 cubic yards of sand along the coastline, pending sand sourcing and additional permitting approvals.