Installation work to begin Friday, April 18 for Next Generation Fare Gates at Lake Merritt Station

The installation of Next Generation Fare Gates is scheduled to begin Friday, April 18 at Lake Merritt Station. 

The installation process is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete for each of the station’s two sets of gates, which are on opposite sides of the station. During construction, there will be a barrier installed around the set of gates being replaced and along a path to travel to the opposite set of gates. There will be a 3’ x 6’ rug at each end of the path. The first set of faregates to close will be closest to the west side entrance, near 8th Street. The second phase will close the east side gates near 9th Street.  There will be signage and additional BART staff to direct riders to the open gates.

The work will not affect train service, but riders may experience a few extra minutes wait to pass through the fare gates during peak travel hours.

The latest work comes after BART has successfully installed Next Generation Fare Gates at 25 other stations across the system. All 50 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.