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Coastal Rail Trail Interim Trail Segment

Sector: Rail • Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States

Source: Santa Cruz Local

Project
Planned

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission voted to stop work on parts of a proposed passenger rail line and instead move forward with a trail only for a 6-mile section of the 32-mile Coastal Rail Trail through Live Oak, Capitola, and Aptos. This interim trail design involves building the trail on top of the existing train tracks to cut costs and allow construction to move forward, w

Status
Prospective
Sector
Rail, Commercial, Government
Location
Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Santa Cruz Local

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The project “Coastal Rail Trail Interim Trail Segment” is an infrastructure initiative in the Rail sector, located in Santa Cruz, California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Santa Cruz Local.

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planned

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2026-07-22

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The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission voted to stop work on parts of a proposed passenger rail line and instead move forward with a trail only for a 6-mile section of the 32-mile Coastal Rail Trail through Live Oak, Capitola, and Aptos. This interim trail design involves building the trail on top of the existing train tracks to cut costs and allow construction to move forward, while preserving the possibility of a future passenger rail line.

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Transportation

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Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

California

City

Santa Cruz

Source

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Santa Cruz Local

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Sector

Rail, Commercial, Government

Article published date

2025-12-08

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