Coastal rail service will be suspended over the weekend, adding to potential traffic woes, the North County Transit District said on Wednesday.
NCTD said they will temporarily suspend all coastal rail service this weekend for intensive infrastructure work and routine railroad maintenance and. Coaster rail service from San Diego to Oceanside will be suspended Saturday and Sunday during the maintenance, with regular scheduled service resuming on Monday.
Work will occur in the following locations:
- Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Phase 5;
- Track Maintenance – Santa Fe Depot and between Sorrento Valley and Rose Canyon;
- Signal Optimization – Carlsbad and;
- San Diego LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project – Los Penasquitos Lagoon.
“Weekend closures occur periodically throughout the year on a predetermined schedule to provide construction crews the opportunity to work safely on and along the rail line to complete preventative maintenance improvements and advance major railroad construction projects,” the NCTD said in a release.
No passenger or freight trains will be operating during the closure, but test trains, construction vehicles and equipment will be active, the agency said, warning people to stay off the tracks.
Officials advised residents to remain alert along the corridor and to cross the rail line at designated crossings.
More information on closures can be found here.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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