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Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement Regional planners say they support the longer version of two possible routes being studied for lowering the railroad tracks through downtown Carlsbad.San Diego Association of Governments officials will present their latest report on the proposed Carlsbad Village Railroad trench at Tuesday afternoon’s Carlsbad City Council meeting.Carlsbad, North County Transit District and SANDAG have been studying the idea for several years. Lowering the tracks about 30 feet below street level would improve safety, reduce noise and provide an economic boost to nearby neighborhoods.AdvertisementBoth proposed routes for the trench would start near the city’s border with Oceanside at the Buena Vista Lagoon and go south. The short version would stop about a block north of Tamarack Avenue, where the NCTD right-of-way narrows. The longer route would go south of Tamarack to Chinquapin Avenue. An economic analysis showed that the longer trench would provide the greatest economic benefit, the SANDAG report states. Also, a majority of the participants at recent public meetings supported the longer route.Construction would take about four years, and for much of that time trains would be diverted onto a temporary “shoofly” track parallel to the trench.Plans call for the trench to be built along with construction of a second set of railroad tracks through the Carlsbad Village area. SANDAG and NCTD are adding a second second set of tracks along the entire coastal rail corridor from San Diego to Orange County, and have finished more than half the corridor already.Cost estimates for the Carlsbad Village trench with vehicle and pedestrian overpasses are between $245 million and $265 million for the short version, and $375 million and $395 million for the long version, in 2020 dollars. Most of the money would come from state and federal grants, with lesser amounts from local matching money.“Trenching through the city of Carlsbad will provide much improved and safer connections to coastal resources and the coastline for residents, visitors and train riders; as well as allow increases in railroad volumes without negatively impacting traffic circulation in the city,” the SANDAG reports states. NCTD Chief Executive Officer Matt Tucker said at this month’s transit district board meeting that the Carlsbad trench is a “case example” of a project with extensive public benefits that make in likely to qualify for grant money.Train traffic between Oceanside and San Diego is expected to almost double by 2035, with the largest increase in commuter service.Solana Beach is the only North County community so far to have lowered its section of the tracks, a project completed in the 1990s. Get North County news in your inbox Top stories from the San Diego North County every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the San Diego Union-Tribune. Show Comments Load More Advertisement Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement

Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement Regional planners say they support the longer version of two possible routes being studied for lowering the railroad tracks through downtown Carlsbad.San Diego Association of Governments officials will present their latest report on the proposed Carlsbad Village Railroad trench at Tuesday afternoon’s Carlsbad City Council meeting.Carlsbad, North County Transit District and SANDAG have been studying the idea for several years. Lowering the tracks about 30 feet below street level would improve safety, reduce noise...

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