Discussion

The City proposes to construct two grade-separated bike path-rail crossings (grade separations); one under NCTD and another under MTDB rail structures as part of its Ocean Beach/Hotel Circle North Bikeway project (Bikeway). The purpose of the City's Bikeway project is to provide public access to the San Diego River Park. The Bikeway will extend the existing Ocean Beach bike path along the north side of Interstate 8 between Ocean Beach and Pacific Highway to the western terminus of Hotel Circle Place (3,900 feet to the east). The Bikeway will provide non-vehicular traffic with a travel route between the Ocean Beach and Old Town areas and the retail centers of the Mission Valley area.

To ensure the public's safety while using on the Bikeway, the proposed bike path will pass below two existing elevated rail structures, the NCTD rail and the MTDB rail. The bike path will maintain an eight-foot minimum vertical clearance from the trail surface to the bottom of the existing overhead rail bridge structures. The CPUC crossing number for the proposed grade separation beneath the NCTD right-of-way will be 106-263.89-B. The CPUC crossing number for the proposed grade separation beneath the MTDB right-of-way is 081MV-3.80-B.