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Oakland Airport Connector one year away from completion
One year from now, airport travelers will have a much more convenient, world class BART to Oakland International Airport connection. The Oakland Airport Connector (Connector) project is on time, on budget and has created much needed jobs for Bay Area contractors and apprenticeships for local youth. In the
New Garage at Pleasant Hill Station
A new 1,547 space parking garage addition at the Pleasant Hill BART Station opens Monday, June 30th. The garage addition is immediately adjacent to the existing garage. The two garages are linked by vehicle bridges and will function as one integrated parking garage. The expanded garage is the first major
About recent service interruptions, what we're doing to prevent similar problems in the future
BART recognizes that the service disruptions that occurred during the week of March 27th are unacceptable and we sincerely regret the inconvenience they may have caused you. What follows are some details on what happened and what BART is doing to prevent similar problems in the future. BART suffered three
Highlights from National Engineers Week Q&A; We're hiring engineers
Thanks to everyone who submitted questions for our National Engineers Week Q&A on Twitter on Friday, Feb. 23. Here's a compilation of highlights from that exchange. BART engineers work in the field as well as in the office, such as the engineer shown here in reflective vest preparing to oversee track work
Earthquake Safety construction work inside Fruitvale Station
As part of BART’s systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, seismic retrofit work at the Fruitvale Station continues. STAGE ONE (1) earthquake safety construction activity has begun inside the Fruitvale Station on the south side (back end) of the concourse -- this is a change from the original plan of working
Escalators out of service briefly for inspection and other work in downtown SF 11/12-15
On Tuesday, November 12 through Friday, November 15, we will remove selected street-level escalators and platform escalators at Montgomery, Powell, and Civic Center stations from service for several hours to allow inspections and other work in advance of planned replacement that will be done in the future (a
Station cleanliness ratings increase in latest rider survey results
BART received significantly higher rider scores of station cleanliness in the Quarterly Performance Report for the fourth quarter of the 2019 fiscal year (April-June 2019). The biggest year over year ratings improvement was for elevator cleanliness, with 58.1% of riders giving a “good” or “excellent” rating
SF Downtown Station Escalators Temporarily Closed for Equipment Surveys May 11--June 9, 2020
Schedule updated: May 12, 2020 Starting May 11, 2020, we will shut down escalators in Montgomery, Powell, and Civic Center Stations in order to conduct surveys of the escalators in preparation for our escalator replacement project. Only one escalator will be out of service at a time. Below is a table of the
Construction for 19th Street Oakland Station modernization set to begin
BART is working to upgrade 19th Street/Oakland BART Station with improvements that will expand station capacity, reduce crowding, improve access, save energy, reduce fare evasion, and enhance the customer experience. BART is planning for the construction on the first phase of the modernization project to
Update on partial train derailment between Pleasant Hill and Concord
Updated 7/8/22: During its review of the partial derailment that happened in June between the Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre and Concord stations, BART has identified and implemented additional measures for early detection and limitation of potential impacts from sharp rises in ambient temperatures in the