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Cancelled: Escalator out of service 3/26 16th Street Station
3/19/2014 THIS WORK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. We will be taking the escalator at the Northeast corner (near Burger King) of 16th and Mission streets out of service on Wednesday, March 26 in order to conduct needed repairs. We will be replacing the chain that moves the steps with a new type that we hope will be more
Electrical upgrade work begins at Rockridge Station
As part of our 34.5KV Cable System Upgrade Project, construction will begin at Rockridge Station in late February 2012. Most work will take place at night between the hours of 9 pm and 5 am. The work will last approximately two months. Work involves attaching conduit to existing steel along our elevated
ATU membership approves tentative four-year contract agreement
Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 (ATU) voted Tuesday to approve the four-year tentative agreement that their leaders and BART negotiators reached on August 16th. "We’re extremely pleased with the vote," BART Board of Directors President Thomas M. Blalock said. "ATU members showed today they are
Earthquake safety work changes access inside Coliseum Station
Starting as early as Monday, February 25, 2019, earthquake safety retrofit construction inside the Coliseum Station will move into Stage 2. The south escalator, providing access between the concourse and platform will reopen. The southwest stairwell will temporarily close with detours for seismic construction
J.J.'s Day: Utility worker is first to move up to electronics technician through pilot program
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Surrounded by colleagues and mentors from the Richmond maintenance shop, Jarone "J.J." Asberry on Wednesday became the first BART employee to graduate from a new Utility Worker-to-Transit Vehicle Electronic Technician (TVET) workforce development program. A utility
Parking Fees Increase in July
There will be a $0.50 daily parking fee increase at many stations starting in the month of July, 2014. Below are the dates of the new parking fee for each station (and the new daily fee). Monday, July 14, 2014Bay Fair ($2), Fremont ($2.50), Fruitvale ($2.50), Lafayette ($2.50), Lake Merritt ($2.50), Orinda (
Normal Red Line service now restored with up to 10-car trains
5/6/22 Update Longer trains are once again running on the Red (Richmond to Millbrae + SFO) and Orange (Richmond to Berryessa) lines following ongoing cable replacement work between the Richmond and El Cerrito del Norte stations. In early March, BART experienced a cable fault that forced us to operate train
Late-night work over next 14 months will strengthen Transbay Tube against a quake
Inside the fabrication building, a custom-built plate-handling vehicle carries a steel plate to be used for reinforcement. By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web Producer In a carefully choreographed late-night dance over the next 14 months, a custom-built truck with cranes attached will roll onto BART tracks
Families can “Trunk or Treat” at Fruitvale and Richmond stations 10/28
Children who visit Fruitvale and Richmond stations from 5 pm - 7 pm on Friday, October 28, 2016, will get a special treat from BART’s Police Department. Officers will host BART’s first Halloween “Trunk or Treat” event, a safer alternative to the house-to-house Halloween trick-or-treating tradition. Candy