CTC allocates $78 million to BART maintenance shop and yard improvements project

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated $1 billion to repair its transportation system and alleviate traffic delays statewide, including $78 million to Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) for its maintenance shop and yard improvements project.

 

“This funding helps preserve California’s great infrastructure and puts thousands of Californian’s to work building sustainable, new improvements,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. “The investment in highway preservation and innovation is absolutely critical to California’s economy.”

BART will expand its existing maintenance shop to support back shop double-ended operation, construct new component repair shop including retrofitting and maintenance along the east side of test track; in addition to trackwork and retaining walls connecting the Hayward Maintenance Complex to the mainline tracks. This project will provide expanded capacity for maintenance and warehouse activities for the future BART fleet.

Additionally, $1 million has been awarded to Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority for its Capitol Corridor Maintenance Project where it will replace and upgrade some elements on track, signal and bridge infrastructure. The work will take place along the Capitol Corridor Route from San Jose to Auburn including the Coast Subdivision, Niles Subdivision, Martinez Subdivision and Roseville Subdivision. The project will extend the line’s life, reduce downtime and increase operating efficiency and schedule reliability.

The CTC also allocated nearly $87 million to Caltrans to pay for the operating expenses for the Pacific Surfliner and San Joaquin intercity passenger rail services. These routes are two of the five busiest in the Amtrak system. Ridership on the three state-supported rail routes for federal fiscal year 2013 was a record 5.6 million.

 

 

 

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