At a recent open house at Placentia Yorba Linda Unified School District, local residents learned what they could expect during construction of the Lakeview Avenue Overcrossing.
OCTA will reconstruct Lakeview Avenue to allow vehicles to pass over the BNSF Railway tracks. As part of the project, Lakeview Avenue will be raised to separate car traffic from train traffic. The overpass will be built from approximately 200 feet south of Orchard Drive to 150 feet south of Eisenhower Circle.
A ramp connecting Lakeview to Orangethorpe will be constructed, and North Bubach Street in the northeast corner of the project area will be rerouted to connect to the ramp with a new signalized intersection. A new frontage road will be built in the southeast corner of the project for local business access. A new road will also be built in the southwest corner to connect the new frontage road to Lakeview.
Access to the Lakeview Business Park will be maintained during the project with a single entry/exit at Eisenhower Circle, along with a new traffic signal.
The Lakeview Overcrossing is part of the O.C. Bridges Program, which is building underpasses and overpasses at seven local rail crossings. These bridges will eliminate the need for commuters and commercial vehicles to stop and wait at railroad crossings as freight trains pass.
Every day, nearly 70 BNSF trains use the Orangethorpe Corridor in Anaheim, Fullerton and Placentia, and that number is expected to increase to 130 by 2030. Train traffic causes delays, restricts emergency response vehicles and business access, and creates air pollution and noise. The O.C. Bridges Program is designed to improve safety and remove delays.
Lakeview Avenue Overcrossing Simulation