https://la.urbanize.city/post/weekly-headlines-april-22-2023 APRIL 22, 2023, 8:15AM After emergency work to stabilize a crumbling coastal bluff in Orange County, full service resumed on April 17 for both Metrolink and Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner lines through San Clemente. "This emergency work has posed an unprecedented challenge, especially with the heavy rainfall this season, and we're very pleased to announce that passenger service can safely resume on this key stretch of Southern California rail," said OCTA chairman and Yorba Linda mayor Gene Hernandez in a statement. "We greatly appreciate the public's patience and their understanding that ensuring passenger safety is always the first priority." The LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, which manages the right-of-way, has been operating weekend service after completing an initial round of work to stabilize the tracks in February. However, a permanent fix for the endangered coastal tracks will take longer. Transportation officials are looking to relocate both services into a new rail tunnel which could cost $4 billion. Media giant Conde Nast is relocating its Los Angeles office to a new spot at Row DTLA, JLL announced this week. Per JLL, ROW DTLA has secured more than 300,000 square feet of office leases since January 2022. The 32-acre complex has more than 1.4 million square feet of space. JLL's Jaclyn Ward, Cassie Trosclair and Sarah Hancock oversee office leasing at ROW DTLA, while Brian Niehaus and Lalo Diaz of JLL represented Conde Nast. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency, also known as LOSSAN, is poised to receive $38.7 million in funding to construct new maintenance facilities in San Diego and San Luis Obispo. These new facilities will allow for longer trains at more frequent intervals, thus improving service on Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner. The approximately $87-million project is on pace for completion in 2026. As of April 13, 2021, a site selection study was completed in December 2020. A request for proposals is to be released by the owner for preliminary engineering and environmental clearance. The environmental clearance and preliminary engineering phase is anticipated to begin in the summer or fall of 2021 and is anticipated to be completed in early 2023. Final design is anticipated to be completed by early 2024 and construction is anticipated to begin in early to mid-2025. *Project information, including timeline and contacts, has been obtained through public sources. The content management team continues to pursue additional details; however, the contact(s) listed have yet to disclose or confirm any information. Inquiries should be directed to the contact(s) listed.
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