Better BART. Better Bay Area.
The Next Era Arrives
Thank you voters! Because nearly 70% of you voted 'yes' on Measure RR on November 8, 2016, we have $3.5 billion in bond funding to begin our transition to a modern commuter rail system. We're rebuilding and reinvesting, with projects spanning every part of the region from the rolling hills of North Concord, to the tunnels of downtown San Francisco. We’re taking on today’s challenges, and moving forward together.
Rebuilding BART's Backbone
Rebuilding work funded by Measure RR touches on all aspects of the infrastructure BART relies on to provide safe and reliable service. In the first four years of the Measure RR program, BART has focused on rebuilding projects most impactful to reliability, which include replacing track, electrical cabling, and other critical components that were first installed 50 years ago and have long since outlived their design lives. RR is also supporting the renewal of aging stations, boosting capacity, expanding safe access to the system, and relieving crowding.
What's Happening Now?
Rebuilding projects are underway across the BART system as Measure RR enters its seventh year. The bond measure that was approved by more than 2/3 of BART District voters in 2016 has so far supported 153 projects. This total includes 45 completed projects, 51 under construction, 18 in the bidding process, and 39 in the design or planning phase.
Through June 2022 $1.34 billion of Measure RR dollars have been invested to complete 41% of the total work planned under the rebuilding program. The full Measure RR rebuilding program will allocate $3.5 billion to rebuild the backbone of BART.
In its 2023 annual report the independent Measure RR Bond Oversight Committee wrote that based on its review of projects and data presented by BART staff, the committee believes BART is living up to the bond mandate and its promises to voters. BART is delivering rebuilding projects in a timely manner, those projects are enhancing the reliability and safety of the system, and the work is being pursued in accordance with industry best practices.
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