Sand replenishment in progress at Solana Beach’s Fletcher Cove
North Coast Current
April 27, 2018
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Encinitas, LATEST NEWS, Solana Beach
Sand replenishment is underway at Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach, the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy and project partners announced April 27.
Rail Trail work to affect parking, traffic, pathway access in Cardiff
North Coast Current
April 27, 2018
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Encinitas, LATEST NEWS
Cardiff residents can expect parking closures and occasional construction noise along San Elijo Avenue as preliminary work begins on the Encinitas segment of the Coastal Rail Trail, project officials announced April 27.
San Elijo Lagoon might appear in jeopardy now, but it’s all part of a plan
Meghan Lanigan
March 23, 2018
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Encinitas, North County, San Diego County, Solana Beach, Top Stories
Cranes sit on either side of Interstate 5 at the Manchester Avenue exit and orange netting outlines the area where vegetation has been cleared at San Elijo Lagoon. There is hardly any water in the back basins, the lagoon lacks greenery, and if one did not know better, it might look like the lagoon is in trouble. However, all is as it should be, according to Doug Gibson, executive director and principal scientist of the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy.
Construction set to begin on I-5 underpasses in Encinitas
North Coast Current
February 2, 2018
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Encinitas, LATEST NEWS
Work is scheduled to begin this month on pedestrian improvements at two key Interstate 5 underpasses in Encinitas, the San Diego Association of Governments recently announced.
Safety fencing installed as rail work continues in Cardiff-by-the-Sea
North Coast Current
March 31, 2017
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Encinitas, LATEST NEWS
Temporary chainlink fencing has been installed around San Elijo Lagoon Double Track Project construction staging areas in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, according to the San Diego Association of Governments.
Work underway on I-5 expansion across San Elijo Lagoon
North Coast Current
February 3, 2017
Filed under Carlsbad, Encinitas, LATEST NEWS, Solana Beach
Despite January’s rainy weather, construction got underway on freeway and rail projects across San Elijo Lagoon between Solana Beach and the Encinitas community of Cardiff.
A route to lagoon improvement: I-5 project to bring enhancements to San Elijo reserve
Meghan Lanigan
October 20, 2016
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Encinitas, Top Stories
Of the protected lagoons affected by the North Coast Corridor Project along Interstate 5, work around San Elijo Lagoon is taking a different approach.
State panel OKs Interstate 5 project across San Elijo Lagoon
North Coast Current
March 15, 2016
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Encinitas, LATEST NEWS
The California Coastal Commission gave the green light last week to a major makeover of Interstate 5 running across San Elijo Lagoon in Encinitas, local officials announced March 15.
San Elijo I-5 bridge expansion topic of March 9 state meeting
North Coast Current
March 3, 2016
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, Encinitas, LATEST NEWS
The replacement and expansion of the Interstate 5 bridge over San Elijo Lagoon and related Encinitas projects are the subject of a March 9 public hearing of the California Coastal Commission.
Fence, Montgomery track crossing among issues for Cardiff rail trail
Amanda Rhoades
February 24, 2016
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, COASTLINE, Encinitas
Cardiff’s section of the Coastal Rail Trail has stirred up controversy for almost two years now, but even with the Encinitas City Council’s approval, the project isn’t rolling forward just yet.
SANDAG purchases Batiquitos land for open space
North Coast Current
April 8, 2015
Filed under Carlsbad, Encinitas, LATEST NEWS
A parcel originally slated for a 19-unit housing development along Batiquitos Lagoon has been purchased by the San Diego Association of Governments to preserve as open space, the organization announced April 7. The 50-acre property, known as Batiquitos Bluffs, is located southeast of the lagoon in...
Point of View: Housing mandate could doom Encinitas by design
Roman S. Koenig
February 8, 2015
Filed under Cardiff by the Sea, COLUMNISTS, Encinitas, Leucadia, Olivenhain, Point of View, Politics, Region, San Elijo Hills, San Marcos
“Community character” is a phrase that’s been batted about for months as Encinitas debates the shape of its state-mandated Housing Element, a plan that requires an accounting of how the city is going to accommodate population growth, affordable housing and environmental stewardship. The Enc...
