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The track shutdown that had been planned for Saturday, August 17 and Sunday, August 18 between Rockridge, MacArthur, and 19th Street stations has been postponed until September. The next shutdown weekend for the replacement of track switches in the core of the system in Oakland will be Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22. 

On the weekend of August 17 and 18, BART will now work on trackway improvements in the Berkeley Hills Tunnel. Service will be reduced from two tracks to one near Orinda Station which will result in delays of up to 10 minutes on both days. Learn more about this work here.

The postponement of the Oakland work will allow BART to further evaluate lessons learned from the first shutdown weekend in June. The goal remains to minimize short term impacts on riders by maximizing work efficiency. Temporary shutdowns of sections of the trackway are necessary for large projects to create a safe workspace for crews while providing a massive boost in productivity thanks to uninterrupted 24/7 work.

It's still anticipated the rebuilding work in Oakland will happen on 18 non-consecutive weekends over the next three years. You can learn more about the project here. The project is part of the Measure RR rebuilding program, which is revitalizing the system’s core infrastructure. This work will benefit riders for decades to come by improving the reliability of the core of BART.

*This article was posted on August 9, 2024

Installation of Next Generation Fare Gates is scheduled to begin the week of October 27th at Coliseum Station. The installation process is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete. This work comes after the successful installation of Next Generation Fare Gates at eight stations across the system including Fruitvale and West Oakland.

During construction, there will be a barrier around the existing station gate array.  Riders will use two temporary accessible gates to enter and exit Coliseum Station.  Both temporary gates are located next to the Station Agent Booth. When facing the booth from the non-paid area of the station, the fare gate to your right is used to enter the station and the fare gate to your left is used to exit. Additionally, a carpet will be installed immediately before the entrance to each fare gate, to make these two gates easier to locate for riders with visual impairments. The removal of the old gates and installation of the new gates will not impact train service, but riders may experience a few minutes wait to pass through the temporary gates during peak travel hours. 

All BART stations will have new fare gates by the end of 2025. You can learn more about BART’s Next Generation Fare Gate project here. Riders can provide feedback about the new gates at bart.gov/comments.

Installation of Next Generation Fare Gates is scheduled to begin Friday, October 4th at 16th Street Mission Station. The installation process is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete. This work comes after the successful installation of Next Generation Fare Gates at 24th Street Mission, Civic Center, Fruitvale, Oakland International Airport, and West Oakland stations.

During construction, there will be a barrier around the existing station gate array.  Riders will use two temporary accessible gates to enter and exit 16th Street Mission Station.  Both gates are located next to the Station Agent Booth, one on each side. When facing the booth from the non-paid area of the station, the fare gate to your left is used to enter the station and the fare gate to your right is used to exit. Additionally, a carpet will be installed immediately before the entrance to each fare gate, to make these two gates easier to locate for riders with visual impairments. The removal of the old gates and installation of the new gates will not impact train service. 

All BART stations will have new fare gates by the end of 2025. You can learn more about BART’s Next Generation Fare Gate project here. Riders can provide feedback about the new gates at bart.gov/comments.

New temporary directional signs were installed this week at the concourse and street levels of Powell Street Station to determine if they better help guide riders to BART and Muni services. The signs include new standardized modal icons and prominently feature the BART line colors. 

Powell St. Station was selected because of its complex nature: it has three underground levels and provides connections to BART and Muni Metro trains (including the T-third rail line), buses, Muni’s historic streetcars, and cable cars.

 

 

 

 

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These signs are part of a Bay Area-wide test of the Regional Mapping and Wayfinding Project. 

The goal of the project is to unify maps and signs throughout the region, so it is easier for public transit riders to get where they need to go throughout the Bay Area. 

Other test transit maps and signs were previously installed at El Cerrito del Norte Station. They are to deliver information that is clear, predictable, and familiar across service areas and county lines. The new bus stop signs and suite of maps focuses on service frequency and uses standardized colors, line styles, and labels on maps and signs to indicate how often a bus, train or ferry arrives at a particular stop. 

BART crews will work around the clock to advance several trackway improvements near Orinda Station on the weekend of April 27-28. To create a safe environment for the team, there will be no train service between Rockridge and Lafayette stations that weekend. Instead, free buses provided by AC Transit and County Connection will move riders between Rockridge, Orinda, and Lafayette stations. Orinda Station will be closed but buses will still serve the station. Riders can expect delays of 20-30 minutes in the work area on the shutdown weekend of April 27-28.

Bus service for bicyclists

In addition to the original bus bridge service plan, AC Transit will be providing their longer, articulated buses to carry bicyclists to Orinda Station Saturday morning. The longer buses will accommodate any bikes that don't fit on regular County Connection buses. The additional AC Transit buses will operate between Rockridge, Orinda, and Lafayette from 6-7:30am Saturday. There will be both 40 foot and 60 foot buses that will be serving Rockridge and Lafayette all day. Both types of buses will allow bikes inside and on the racks. We will fill the 40 foot buses first because they were already scheduled to go to Orinda. Anytime those fill up and we need more capacity, we will fill a 60 foot bus with bikes and have it make a stop at Orinda. Those buses will be available all day, if necessary.

Additional service impacts

On each night of the weekend shutdowns the last scheduled departure from Antioch to Lafayette that normally leaves at 11:54pm will be cancelled. Riders traveling westbound from Antioch must catch the earlier train at 11:34pm each night.

The work team will make the most of its time in the closed trackway. Crews will replace aging rail, install new equipment to support the traction power system, enhance lighting in the Berkeley Hills Tunnel, and advance other key improvements. The equipment being replaced is decades old and has outlived its design life. Riders will enjoy a smoother, safer, more reliable, and quieter ride once the projects are complete. 

This upcoming work is part of BART’s overall effort to improve the safety and reliability of the 131-mile, 50 station system. There are now more rebuilding projects happening across BART than at any point in its 50-year history. You can learn more about the progress of this work by reading the 2023 Measure RR Annual Report published by the independent Measure RR Bond Oversight Committee.

You can keep up with the latest updates for trackway repair projects that impact service by going to our Alerts and Advisories page. BART’s Trip Planner has been improved to show the full customer journey including bus bridges.

(This article originally published 3/13/24)

On the morning of Wednesday, January 29, BART did not have train service between Union City and Bay Fair stations due to an equipment problem on the trackway.  We deeply apologize for this disruption.

In an effort to improve communication during disruptions we are asking impacted riders to take this survey by Monday, February 3, 2025, at 5pm: bart.gov/delays.

San Leandro Street will be repaved in front of the Coliseum Station from December 2-3/2024. This work will take place in phases. 

Phase 1 will take place on Monday Dec. 2nd, with the following changes: 

• The east side of San Leandro St. (closest to the BART entrance) will be closed entirely.
• All northbound traffic will be diverted onto 75th Ave, left on Snell St., and left on 69th Ave returning to San Leandro St. 
• Passenger loading (except Accessible Loading) will take place on Snell St. next to the BART entrance
• Accessible Loading and Parking will take place at the Amtrak Station parking lot on 73rd Ave. You can reach it by using southbound San Leandro St. and turning right on 73rd Ave. 
• All buses, for both directions of travel, will stop on Southbound San Leandro Street. 

Phase 2 will take place on Tuesday Dec. 3rd, with the following changes: 

• The west side of San Leandro St. (farther from the BART entrance) will be closed entirely.
• All southbound traffic will be diverted onto 69th Ave, right on Snell St., and right on 75th Ave returning to San Leandro St. 
• Passenger loading, accessible loading, and accessible parking will return to their normal locations on Northbound San Leandro St.
• All buses, for both directions of travel, will stop on Northbound San Leandro St.

Additional work, including signage and roadway striping will take place beyond these dates, but will have minimal impact on getting to and from the station. 

We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience.