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Construction at West Dublin/Pleasanton to close part of I-580 this weekend
BART and Caltrans will need to close a portion of westbound Interstate 580 (I-580) in the Dublin/Pleasanton area beginning 11p.m. on Saturday, June 19 through 9 a.m. Sunday, June 20. Ramps from Interstate 680 (I-680) leading to the impacted segment of I-580 will also be closed. These closures are necessary to
Testing equipment wire caused brake issue; not car or operators; new cars on schedule
There was no malfunction of the train car and no operator error April 22 when a car being used for operator training on a Hayward test track ran into a sand box after a brake issue, BART officials said Wednesday. The schedule for rollout of the new cars, BART’s highly awaited Fleet of the Future, will not be
Back to business as usual after Transbay Tube shutdown for maintenance
It's back to business as usual for Bay Area commuters now that the Transbay Tube has reopened following a Labor Day weekend that was labor-intensive for BART's Track, Structures, Power, Train Control, Traction Power Engineering and Train Control Engineering teams. It was a huge undertaking and the crews gave
$1.00 daily parking fee at Orinda begins April 24
Beginning Monday, April 24, 2006, BART will be implementing a $1.00 daily parking charge at Orinda Station as part of its paid parking program. This is two weeks later than the scheduled implementation date of April 10. The program is being implemented at BART's 10 busiest stations in the East Bay. Payment of
Earthquake Safety Program Technical Information
Seismic Vulnerability Study One of the first and most critical undertakings of the Earthquake Safety Program was a systemwide vulnerability study — an assessment of how system components would perform during a major earthquake. Completed in 2002, the study was the most comprehensive evaluation of BART
Monthly Reserved parking waitlist for Antioch stations UPDATE
UPDATE: Select-a-spot (our parking permit vendor) was unable to open up the list yesterday (1/16) due to the high level of traffic to their website from the tremendous demand. It was the first time in their history that they were overwhelmed by website traffic. Sign-ups for the Antioch waitlist has been
Earlier downed power line near Lafayette track work repaired
4 pm Update PG&E successfully completed the overhead wiring work during two shutdowns of Highway 24 between Pleasant Hill Road and Oak Hill Road. Each shutdown lasted about 30 minutes. At 3:37pm power was restored to the 114 customers impacted by the earlier outage. 11 am Update Starting at around noon, CHP
Blue Sky
Thanks for attending the 2015 BART Blue Sky Festival! Check back next year for information about the 2016 festival.
Lyndon B. Johnson
1964: President Lyndon B. Johnson describes BART as a “victory of vision” at the official groundbreaking for the system.
Elevator attendant pilot program extended after positive results: “Amazing on so many levels”
Elevator attendant Charles Jones greets customers at Powell Street Station in July 2018 By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerA pilot partnership placing elevator attendants at two San Francisco BART stations is going so well it’s been extended through June 2019.The program, funded by BART and the San