The proposed corridor would enhance the existing state-supported pacific surfliner between SAN luis obispo and SAN diego, CA, including LOS angelswith an extension south to SAN ysidro, CA

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (CFDA 20.326) program to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to develop a Service Development Plan (SDP) for enhancing the existing Pacific Surfliner intercity rail corridor between San Luis Obispo and San Diego, including Los Angeles. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include:

• Developing a Project Performance Plan (Task 1.1)
• Compiling existing planning and development materials (Task 2.1)
• Drafting a Statement of Work (Task 2.2)
• Establishing an approved project schedule (Task 2.3) and budget (Task 2.4)

The outcome of this 2.5-year project will be a comprehensive SDP to support the next steps for improving the Pacific Surfliner corridor, which serves major population centers in California. This federal grant award aims to enhance intercity passenger rail services, reliability, and frequencies along this important transportation corridor.

The proposed corridor would also include new frequencies and improvements to reliability. Using service development plan (SDP) SOW framework, the corridor sponsor will develop a project performance plan (task 1.1), existing planning and development materials (task 2.1), statement of work (task 2.2), approved project schedule (task 2.3), approved project budget (task 2.4). The outcome of this project will be the project description for CID step 2, to perform the necessary work to complete an SDP. This project will serve SAN luis obispo, LOS angeles, and SAN diego as well as communities in between.