Earthquake Safety Program Construction Updates

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For more information about the BART Earthquake Safety Program, please call the Project Information Line at (510) 874-7425, or email earthquakesafety@bart.gov.

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Major Earthquake Safety Construction in Progress

Current Retrofits

Transbay Tube

Oakland

Completed Retrofits

Major Earthquake Safety Construction in Progress

As part of BART's ongoing systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, construction work is now in progress on stations, structures and customer areas. Over the next few years, you will encounter work within the BART system at the A-Line Stations: Fruitvale and Coliseum, and Transbay tube. We appreciate your patience during this work, and will attempt to minimize construction-related noise, dust and inconvenience during the retrofit process. We anticipate the completion of all earthquake upgrades by 2023.

Construction Completed

• Bay Fair, Concord, Daly City, El Cerrito Plaza, El Cerrito Del Norte, Fremont, Hayward, Lafayette, Lake Merritt, MacArthur, Orinda, Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Center, Rockridge, San Leandro, South Hayward, Walnut Creek, and West Oakland stations
• San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA/Muni) Church Street Station (owned by BART)
• Parking structures at Concord, Daly City, El Cerrito del Norte, Hayward, Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre and Walnut Creek stations
• Elevated structures in cities of:  Albany, Berkeley, Concord, Daly City, El Cerrito, Fremont, Hayward, Lafayette, Oakland, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, San Francisco, San Leandro, Union City and Walnut Creek
• Transbay Tube Oakland Vibro-replacement and Ventilation Structure, Landside and Marine Vibro-replacement/Compaction Demonstration Programs and San Francisco Transition Structure
• Miscellaneous Structures in Oakland, San Francisco, and Daly City
• Miscellaneous Structures in Oakland, Concord, El Cerrito, and Walnut Creek
• Specialty Trackwork Procurement
• OKS Rail Spur

Construction in Progress

• Transbay Tube Retrofit
• A-Line:  Coliseum and Fruitvale stations

Construction hours and duration of activities will vary at each location. Please watch for future updates with more details. As always, safety is BART's top priority. Our aim is to strengthen the BART system and facilities as quickly as possible, while maintaining BART service. We thank you again for your patience and cooperation.

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Construction Notifications

Notification 641:  2/25/2019 Temporary Bus Stop Moves at Fruitvale Station

Passenger Bulletin COL 2019-013:  Stage 2 Construction Changes Access Inside Coliseum Station

Notification 640:  Riders' Guide to 5am Start of Service Link

Passenger Bulletin 2019-13:  Weeknight Single-tracking for TBT

Passenger Bulletin 2019-12:  2/17 Single-tracking for TBT

Notification 639:  Work Activity at Fruitvale Station - Temporary Bus Stop Detours and Activity at 35th Avenue

Passenger Bulletin 2019-010: Pre-Construction Activity Begins Inside Coliseum Station

Notification 638: Work Activity at Fruitvale Station - Bus Stop Detours

Notification 637: Work Activity at Fruitvale Station - Nighttime Activity

Notification 636: Work Activity at Fruitvale Station -  Bus Stop Detours 

Passenger Bulletin 2019-004: ADA Temporary Parking at Coliseum Station

Notification 635: Work Activity at Fruitvale Station -- AC Transit Temporary Bus Moves

Notification 634: Work Activity at Coliseum Station 

Notification 633: Work Activity at Fruitvale Station 

Notification 632: Nighttime Work at Fruitvale Station - NEW DATE 

Notification 631: Nighttime Work at Fruitvale Station

Passenger Bulletin 2018-99: AC Transit Temporary Stop Moves on December 6 and 13 at Fruitvale Station

Notification 630: AC Transit Temporary Stop Moves on December 6 and 13 at Fruitvale Station

Passenger Bulletin 2018-94: Construction Continues inside Concourse at Fruitvale Station [Update] 

Passenger Bulletin 2018-86: Construction Continues inside Concourse at Fruitvale Station

Notification 629: Construction Update at Fruitvale Station

Passenger Bulletin 2018-82 (Replaces 78): Stage 1 Construction Continues inside Concourse at Fruitvale Station

Passenger Bulletin 2018-81: Construction Outside Fruitvale Station Adjacent to Fruitvale Village Plaza

Passenger Bulletin 2018-80: Stage 1 Construction Begins inside Concourse at Coliseum Station

Passenger Bulletin: Stage 1 Construction Begins inside Fruitvale Station - September 2018

Passenger Bulletin: Work Begins inside Fruitvale Station - September 2018

Construction Continues at Fruitvale Station near 35th Avenue (English) - September 2018 

Stage 1 Construction begins at Coliseum Station (English) - June 2018 

Passenger Bulletin: Fruitvale Station Parking Changes - January 2018

Fruitvale Station Earthquake Retrofit Work Begins - January 2018

Coliseum Station Earthquake Retrofit Work Begins near San Leandro Street - January 2018

Fruitvale Station Start of Construction (English and Spanish) - December 2017 

Fruitvale Station Start of Construction (English and Chinese) - December 2017

We thank you for your patience and cooperation during construction.

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Current Retrofits

Please scroll down for information on the current status of upgrades throughout the system. For more details you may email the Earthquake Safety Program.

Transbay Tube

For more information about the Transbay Tube project, call the Project Information Line at (510) 874-7425 or email earthquakesafety@bart.gov.

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Oakland

For more information about projects in Oakland, call the Project Information Line at (510) 874-7425
or email earthquakesafety@bart.gov.

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Completed Retrofits

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Last Updated: February 21, 2019