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    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.
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    The Coaster 630, seen in this video screengrab, was the first passenger train to travel over the newly completed bridge on Feb. 25.
    The Coaster 630, seen in this video screengrab, was the first passenger train to travel over the newly completed bridge on Feb. 25.

    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.

    About the Author

    Mischa Wanek-Libman | Group Editorial Director

    Mischa Wanek-Libman is director of communications with Transdev North America. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the transportation industry covering construction projects, engineering challenges, transit and rail operations and best practices.

    Wanek-Libman has held top editorial positions at freight rail and public transportation business-to-business publications including as editor-in-chief and editorial director of Mass Transit from 2018-2024. 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 served 14 years as a Board Observer on the National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC) Board of Directors.  

    She is a graduate of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.