Officials: 'There is something for everybody to like, and something for everybody to hate'
San Diego County's regional planning agency released three possible routes this week for the proposed Del Mar train tunnel, narrowing the choices from as many as 20 previously considered. The San Diego Association of Governments revealed its latest maps in the official notice of preparation issued for the tunnel's environmental impact report. If built, the new route would move about 1.7 miles of the railroad tracks off the edge of the tall, eroding seaside bluffs.
received $300 million in state funding to begin preliminary studies for the tunnel. A year ago, the agency announced it was looking at five possible routes. Then, after extensive public feedback, much of it negative, the agency agreed to consider a 'spaghetti map' of about 20 possibilities.
's selected alternatives. However, City Council members have said before they want more time to examine the proposal. Many residents have expressed concerns about the tunnel, its possible hazards and the effect on their property values. 'The environmental study will make clear the environmental impacts of each route studied,' said Councilmember Terry Gaasterland. 'By definition, that will include impacts on people's homes.
officials said the costs to replace the 80-year-old train trestle across the San Dieguito Lagoon had increased by 27 percent in the previous year. So far, no money is available to build the tunnel, and nearly all of it would have to come from state and federal grants. If funding becomes available, the project could be completed as early as 2035. Each of the three possible routes is only a rough outline of where the tracks might go, agency officials said.
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