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PROJECT R
High Frequency Metrolink Service
Status:
Metrolink Grade Crossing Improvements – Project Complete
Summary: Enhancement of the designated 52 Orange County at-grade rail-highway crossings
was completed as part of the Metrolink Expanded Service Program. Completion of the safety
improvements provides each corridor city with the opportunity to establish a ’’quiet zone” at
their respective crossings. Quiet zones are intended to prohibit the sounding of train horns
through designated crossings, except in the case of emergencies, construction work, or safety
concerns identified by the train engineer. The cities of
Anaheim, Orange, Santa Ana, Irvine and San Clemente
have established quiet zones within their communities.
Contact:
Dinah Mineer, Rail
(714) 560-5740
Status:
Sand Canyon Grade Separation – Construction Under Way
Contact:
Dinah Mineer, Rail
(714) 560-5740
Summary: The project located at Sand Canyon Avenue RR crossing will separate the local street from
railroad tracks in the City of Irvine by building an underpass for vehicular traffic. OCTA is
overseeing construction, which continued during the quarter. Construction is approximately
40 percent complete and the project is expected to be completed by mid-2014.
PROJECT S
Transit Extensions to Metrolink
Summary: Metrolink Commuter Rail service provides a high-capacity system that links Orange County,
with two-thirds of the county’s population within a four-mile radius of a station. Project S
establishes a competitive program for local jurisdictions to extend the benefits of rail service
by improving transit connectivity to Metrolink stations.
Status:
Anaheim Rapid Connection (ARC) Project – Alternatives
Analysis (AA) nearing completion
Contact:
Kelly Hart, Rail
(714) 560-5725
Summary: The City of Anaheim is nearing completion of the ARC project’s AA report. The AA report
evaluates how the No-Build, Enhanced Bus, Streetcar and Elevated Fixed-Guideway