DEL MAR
A large bluff failure Sunday morning near the railroad tracks in Del Mar will require emergency repairs, transit officials said Monday.
The collapse reached within 35 feet of the edge of the railroad ties at the closest point, said Sean Loofbourrow, North County Transit District’s chief of safety.
“One train was delayed approximately 7 minutes, Amtrak 768, for the initial inspection,” Loofbourrow said by email Monday. “There is a speed restriction in place (15 mph for passenger trains) while NCTD and SANDAG determine the scope and timing of any potential repair.”
The collapse occurred just south of Fourth Street near Del Mar’s border with Torrey Pines State Beach. Drone video shot afterward showed a wide section of the cliff sheared off from the railroad level to the beach, leaving a pile of sandstone and rubble at the high-tide line.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will allocate an additional $1.5 million for the planning, engineering and design of a federal sand project expected to beef up beaches in Encinitas and Solana Beach for the next 50 years, Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, announced Friday, Jan. 22.
The Encinitas-Solana Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project was authorized in 2016 to stabilize the eroding bluffs against high-energy storm swells and rising sea levels.
Completion of the three-year pre-construction phase is expected to cost a total of about $3 million, including $75,000 each from the two cities involved. Most of the expense is covered by state and federal grants now in hand.
Bluff collapse in Torrey Pines causes safety concerns
A warning after a bluff collapse in Torrey Pines causes panic that more could come down. No one was injured but video shows the huge chunk crashing down near people. Author: Heather Hope (Reporter) Updated: 5:08 PM PST January 2, 2021
SAN DIEGO Fears have been growing after chilling video of a bluff collapse in Torrey Pines on New Year s Eve left many scared. Cell phone video shows the start of the cliff coming down before beachgoers started to scream and run.
“In the back of my mind, it is always there, you never can tell when one of those things is going to collapse and fall, basically, it s gravity, and gravity never quits,” said Dr. Pat Abbott, Geologist.