SANDAG receives $300M to move train tracks off the Del Mar Bluffs

The San Diego Association of Governments' CEO Friday thanked local elected leaders for their help securing funding for transportation projects in the county, including more than $300 million to move train tracks off the Del Mar Bluffs.

SANDAG CEO Hasan Ikhrata said the funding could advance many of the regional transportation agency's ambitions.

[vivavasquez]

this could be a great bicycle and foot path .

[midnyte]

I'm in agreement with this rather than seeing a disaster happen later so yeah

[blakeaaron]

Why only reroute in Del Mar? The tracks continue to run along bluffs throughout much of north San Diego county into San Clemente and then again further up toward the central coast as well…

[asherray]

Why can’t they just reinforce the bluffs I don’t understand? Make them bulletproof with some kind of crazy steel wall or something?

[michaeltabanao]

Correction $299, 000, 000. Deduct 1 Million for their spending account for lunch, happy hour a dinners 🤔

[Elixe]

$300M! What are you building in Del Mar? Are they getting a new city on top of the new train tracks with that $298M remainder? $14B for the rest of the state for what? It only generate $1B a year... How long will it take to get $14B worth in taxes from that?

[deegee]

S.A.N.D.A.G. should be disbanded and its director arrested for fraud.

[brentburton]

I think the train and all the other transportation needs to run right down I-5. The idea of keeping this rail along the bluff is not worth the effort.

[arcticwolf]

what a stupid location for a train in the first place!! needs to be hotels and business and housing and restaurants for this view! not a wearhouse! not a factory!! not trees to block the view!! common sense man!!

[cardiffchris]

Just run the tracks down Stratford like they used to.