Background
- The Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) will link the Coliseum/Oakland Airport BART Station with Oakland International Airport via an automated people mover system elevated above traffic on Hegenberger Road.
- Trains will leave every four to five minutes between the airport and the BART station, replacing the AirBART bus system. Trains arrive at the front door to the airport, across the main circulation road — a two-minute walk from the terminal doors — providing Oakland International Airport with a state-of-the-art train to plane connection.
Benefits
The OAC project will:
- Help boost Oakland’s economic, environmental and expansion goals.
- Provide a direct transit link to Oakland International Airport that is unaffected by traffic congestion.
- Create and sustain thousands of jobs.
- Facilitate greater regional connectivity and inter-modal transit.
- Support Oakland International Airport's expansion goals.
- Take cars and diesel powered buses off Oakland streets, resulting in cleaner air and a reliable connection to Oakland International Airport.
Budget
- The OAC project will cost about $484 million.
- Funding for the OAC comes from numerous local, state and federal resources.
Fares
- The cost to ride the OAC has not yet been determined, but will be established just prior to the start of service.
- BART expects that the fares for the OAC will be comparable to the fares customers pay on AirBART. Currently, the fee is $3.00 per ride.
- A $6 fare has been discussed as a conservative estimate projected if the region continues to face an economic crisis. The calculation assumed in a worst-case scenario a minimum number of riders would use the system. BART does not expect this scenario to occur as the economy recovers. The actual fare will be determined prior to the start of service.
Trip Time
- The ride time on the OAC will be approximately 8.5 minutes. The total trip is 12 to 15 minutes, which includes the walk from the arrival platform to the OAC platform and the walk from the OAC airport station platform to the airport door.
Employment
- The project will create 5,300 direct and indirect jobs in a city that has one of the highest unemployment rates in the State of California. The unemployment rate in Oakland hit 17 percent in July 2009 compared to 12 percent in Silicon Valley and 9 percent in San Francisco.
Last Updated: February 2, 2012
