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City receives Coastal Rail Trail feasibility study; consultants, staff outline preferred alignments
Summary
City staff and consultants presented a feasibility study for extending the Coastal Rail Trail from Buccaneer Park to South Coast Highway and recommended preferred north and south alignments and a bridge over the rail tracks, with estimated design and construction costs.
The Oceanside City Council received a Coastal Rail Trail feasibility study at its Jan. 22 meeting that analyzes options to extend and fill gaps in a multiuse trail between Buccaneer Park and South Coast Highway.
The lede: Consultant ALTA Planning and Design recommended a preferred northern alignment (Myers to Broadway via a north-side rail overcrossing, including a bridge) and a southern alignment that connects Broadway to Eaton using a shared-use trail with a preferred variant that reduces private-property impacts.
Why it matters: The study maps options to create a continuous multiuse trail along the corridor, links the trail into Buccaneer Park and identifies a planning-level cost estimate of approximately $11 million for design and construction of the…
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