BART Celebrates 19th Street Station Renovations
Bay Area Rapid Transit commemorated the completion of a multi-year upgrade project at Oakland’s 19th Street Station with a ribbon cutting on Jan. 21.
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BART Warm Springs bridge project wins award
The Warm Springs/South Fremont Station West Access Bridge and Plaza Project has been selected to receive the 2022 Outstanding Transportation Project award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – San Francisco Section.
BART shuts down service due to ‘kink in the rail’
Heat continues to get in the way for BART.
Contractor for San Jose tunnel now wants to implement a number of ‘innovations’
The prime contractor for a BART light rail extension project wants to do some unstacking.
Report: More BART projects are active than ever before
There are now more rebuilding projects happening across the BART system than at any point in the District’s 50-year-history despite the continuing impacts of the global pandemic.
BART plans track shutdowns for maintenance and repair – free buses replace trains
Free buses will support BART track shutdowns in Union City on 10 weekends in 2022, with the next shutdown scheduled for Aug. 13–14.
Bells & Whistles—The worst happens on extreme heat day
The top news stories of the week ending July 29.
The day when trains were not told to reduce speed during extreme heat, and the worst happened
Was BART having a brain cramp? Did it just zone out?
Think goats can’t work for the railroad? Think again!
If you’re a goat, there’s one thing you really like to do: eat. And for the past few years, BART has put goats’ proclivity for munching to work to reduce fire danger on its grassy properties.
VTA’s BART Phase II Extension community collaboration
As work to bring BART service and four new stations to Silicon Valley moves forward, VTA is entering a more robust collaborative phase on the biggest transportation infrastructure project in County history.
BART derailment blamed on heat
A BART train derailed Tuesday afternoon, June 21 at about 5:30 p.m.
Valley Transportation Authority moves forward on Phase II extension project
The Valley Transportation Authority is moving forward on the BART Phase II extension.
VTA votes on ‘foundational backbone’ of BART extension project
At the VTA Board of Directors meeting on May 5 the VTA Board will vote on a contract for the initial stage of the tunnel and trackwork, known as Contract Package 2 (CP2) for VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension (BSVII) Project.
Bells & Whistles—A double-decker punch?
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending April 29.
BART extension project into San Jose now facing $1.6B funding gap
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority wants the one thing that has never been done before in the U.S. to be, well, done. However, it is not a done deal.
BART continues cable work and single tracking
BART continues its work on replacing old power cables throughout its system. The latest news is that there will be single-tracking in Orinda for two weekends in April so this work can continue.
‘Don’t think you can’t do it’: Women in engineering at BART on their triumphs and challenges
As part of Women’s History Month, BART showcased the contributions of three of the women on their engineering team.
BART track shutdown–Buses replace trains for 10 weekends in 2022
A large BART construction project is now underway in southern Alameda County.
BART Red line service restored March 22
RT&S reported on March 9 that BART suspended Red line service due to a damaged power cable. Here is an update on that story.
BART suspends Red Line service, Orange Line only between Richmond and MacArthur
On Sunday, March 6, BART experienced a power traction cable fault (or break) between El Cerrito Plaza and Ashby stations.