SANDAG wraps up double track project over San Diego River

March 4, 2020
The completion of this project means the southernmost segment of the LOSSAN corridor has continuous double track, which allows freight and passenger trains to move more efficiently.

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) opened a second bridge over the San Diego River on Feb. 15, marking the completion of double track along the southernmost segment of the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) corridor. 

The LOSSAN Corridor is the second busiest passenger rail line in the United States and the $94.6 million San Diego River Double Track project is part of SANDAG’s efforts to double track the entire corridor.

The project began construction in the Fall of 2016 with the first bridge over the San Diego River opening in February 2018. The LOSSAN corridor had double track on either side of the San Diego River Bridge and the opening of the second bridge provides the .9-mile link connecting the two sections and producing seven miles of continuous double track from Garnet Avenue/Balboa Avenue to the Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego.

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Mischa Wanek-Libman | Editor in Chief

Mischa Wanek-Libman serves as editor in chief of Mass Transit magazine. She is responsible for developing and maintaining the magazine’s editorial direction and is based in the western suburbs of Chicago.

Wanek-Libman has spent more than 20 years covering transportation issues including construction projects and engineering challenges for various commuter railroads and transit agencies. She has been recognized for editorial excellence through her individual work, as well as for collaborative content. 

She is an active member of the American Public Transportation Association's Marketing and Communications Committee and serves as a Board Observer on the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Board of Directors.  

She is a graduate of Drake University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with a major in magazine journalism and a minor in business management.