LOSSAN, Los Angeles to San Diego Proposed Rail Corridor Improvements

LOSSAN, Los Angeles to San Diego Proposed Rail Corridor Improvements

This Final Program EIR/EIS identifies the need for improvements to the Los Angeles to San Diego (LOSSAN) rail corridor that would help meet the Southern California region's transportation demands of today, as well as help address the expected increase in intercity travel demand resulting from population growth over the next 20 years and beyond. Travel along the rail service, Metrolink and Coaster commuter rail services, and Burlington Northern and Santa Fe (BNSF) freight service, and loosely parallels I-5 from Los Angeles Union Station through Orange County to San Diego's Santa Fe Depot. Southern California's existing transportation network, including this rail corridor, is currently operating at or near its design capacity, resulting in severe congestion. This document describes the costs, benefits, and environmental impacts associated with two alternatives: the No-Project Alternative, which would involve no corridor improvements beyond those projects already programmed, and the Rail Improvements Alternative, which would add grade separations, rail alignment alternatives, and other improvements beyond the No-Project, resulting in a completely double-tracked (with four tracks between Los Angeles Union Station and Fullerton) rail corridor from Los Angeles through Orange County to San Diego. The Rail Improvements Alternative has been identified as the preferred alternative.

Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego

Transportation:Rail (Rail Corridor Improvements)

Program Level Study

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife, Energy