BART moving in right direction with RR funds
Written by RT&S Staff
A 2019 report shows there has been the replacement of 27 miles of track.
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So far Measure RR is delivering top grade results for BART transit in the San Francisco Bay area.
That’s according to a new report by the Measure RR Bond Oversight Committee, which was formed to make sure bond money is being spent the right way. In 2016, BART District voters approved a $3.5 billion bond measure. The committee says work is ahead of schedule and on budget in line with the minimum spending level.
The new report contains the following highlights:
- The replacement of 27 miles of track to improve overall service reliability;
- Replacement of six miles of a planned 100 miles of 34.5-kV electrical cable to ensure trains have a reliable source of traction power;
- The awarding of a $96.5 million contract to replace more than 40 aging escalators in downtown San Francisco; and
- The start of a study on a second Transbay Rail Crossing that would aim to double BART’s transbay capacity.
In total there are 32 RR-funded projects that are either under construction or complete. BART has invested more than $218 million in RR funds on infrastructure rebuilding projects. More than 50 additional projects are in the planning and design phase.
To see the complete 2019 report, click here.
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