The San Ysidro Freight Rail Yard has been at its current location since the early 1900s. This project replaced aging rail infrastructure and expanded the facility’s existing footprint to increase freight capacity and efficiency. It constructed two new track extensions and reconfigured the track within the rail yard to provide additional storage capacity and the ability to switch rail cars outside of the constrained operating windows without interrupting the Trolley service operated by the Metropolitan Transit System. The project also improved access and circulation by building a new truck access road, a new one-way entrance on East Beyer Boulevard, and more offloading areas within the rail yard. Additionally, the project included drainage improvements to alleviate flooding and sediment build-up.
Construction began in February 2014 and was completed in fall 2016.
The project was funded by local, state, and federal dollars, including federal grants, the California Trade Corridor Improvement Fund, and TransNet.