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Transit officials have revised their proposal to build a fence along the railroad tracks in Del Mar, where residents oppose any barrier that would limit their access to the beach.
The new plan reduces the overall length of the fence by more than half, from 12,960 feet to just 5,698 feet. It also lowers parts of the proposed fence from 6 feet tall to 4 feet tall, depending on the geography of the location, and in some areas replaces the chain-link fencing originally suggested to post-and-cable.
The fence is needed to promote rail safety and ensure reliability, said North County Transit District Executive Director Matthew Tucker said in a statement issued Wednesday.
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