Fencing is preliminarily recommended for installation at three high-priority locations: Del Mar Bluffs from Coast Boulevard to the Highway 101 Overpass Bridge (milepost 244.1-245.5); the City of Encinitas from the La Costa Avenue Overpass Bridge to the Encinitas Boulevard Overpass Bridge (milepost 235.1-237.6); and, the City of Oceanside from Oceanside Boulevard to the Buena Vista Lagoon Bridge (milepost 227.6-228.3). These locations have been preliminarily recommended based on frequency of past incidents as well as an assessment of risk and high-level engineering feasibility.
NCTD is working with the three cities on the opportunity to implement an alternative fence style, subject to the City assuming liability for increased risks for certain types of fences that do not provide the equivalent safety of NCTD’s engineering standard of a 6’ chain link fence. NCTD will continue to work closely with the cities of Oceanside, Encinitas, and Del Mar to determine which fencing option best matches their community characteristics while minimizing railway trespassing and improving overall safety.