Newly created wetlands opened to tidal flushing, as years-long environmental project nears completion
An $87 million restoration of the San Dieguito Lagoon reached another milestone last week with the opening of a berm to let ocean tides flow into 64 acres of newly created salt marsh wetlands east of Interstate 5. Bulldozers and earth-movers have been working for more than two years in the low-lying areas along the San Dieguito River, near the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Planning began in 2012, said Kim Smith, senior regional planner for the San Diego Association of Governments.
as San Diego County's regional planning agency, designed and obtained funding for the project. Most of the money is from TransNet, the half-cent sales tax approved by county voters. Caltrans oversees construction and the various contracts involved. The restoration is one of the environmental mitigation projects included in the 40-year, $6 billion North Coast Corridor Program, most of which focuses on transportation improvements to Interstate 5 and the coastal rail corridor.
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