https://www.bart.gov/news/articles en Sat, 29 Jun 2024 23:27:05 -0700 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 06:04:24 -0700 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240604-0?rss The Civic Center Station southside entrance at 7th and Market street will be closed for what's expected to be three days from Wednesday, June 19th to Friday, June 21st for required annual maintenance on the escalator.    For riders needing an escalator, we recommend using the Civic Center Station entrance at 8th and Market also on the south side of Market.  UN Plaza and Orpheum entrances are also available.  This maintenance is necessary for reliability and to help extend the life of the equipment.   https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240604-0 06.04.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240513?rss In late May / early June, the entrance to Montgomery Street Station at Sansome and Sutter Streets will be closed for the construction of a new canopy. The entrance is expected to remain closed until early 2025.Six other entrances to Montgomery St. will remain open (please see the map below).BART plans to construct a total of 21 street-level canopies over downtown station entrances.  BART has completed construction of 10 units (including 2 pilot canopies) with 4 more canopies currently under construction and 7 additional canopies to be constructed through 2026.  These entrance canopies will protect the new escalator equipment and reduce maintenance costs.  In addition, canopies will include wayfinding, lighting, real-time information, and security cameras on Market Street.  Simultaneously, BART is replacing escalator units in the four downtown stations.   These escalators are original to the BART system and have outlived their expected mechanical life, frequently requiring repairs.  In 2020, BART began the escalator renovation project to replace 41 escalators at the four downtown stations on both platform and street levels.  To date, BART has completed installation of 10 units, 4 are currently under construction, and there are 27 remaining escalator units to be completed through 2026.   , https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240513 05.13.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240513?rss In late May / early June, the entrance to Montgomery Street Station at Sansome and Sutter Streets will be closed for the construction of a new canopy. The entrance is expected to remain closed until early 2025.Six other entrances to Montgomery St. will remain open (please see the map below).BART plans to construct a total of 21 street-level canopies over downtown station entrances.  BART has completed construction of 10 units (including 2 pilot canopies) with 4 more canopies currently under construction and 7 additional canopies to be constructed through 2026.  These entrance canopies will protect the new escalator equipment and reduce maintenance costs.  In addition, canopies will include wayfinding, lighting, real-time information, and security cameras on Market Street.  Simultaneously, BART is replacing escalator units in the four downtown stations.   These escalators are original to the BART system and have outlived their expected mechanical life, frequently requiring repairs.  In 2020, BART began the escalator renovation project to replace 41 escalators at the four downtown stations on both platform and street levels.  To date, BART has completed installation of 10 units, 4 are currently under construction, and there are 27 remaining escalator units to be completed through 2026.   , https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240513 05.13.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240307?rss The Embarcadero Station entrance at Market and Pine streets will close beginning Thursday, March 14th but four other entrances will remain available.This Market/Pine entrance  will be closed off to public access for approximately eight months while a new protective canopy is built. This canopy and others along Market Street will not only protect new escalators being installed from the wear-and-tear of elements like rain and wind-swept debris, but they will provide an added layer of station security and cleanliness through motorized gates that allow the entrances to be locked at street level when stations are closed.Each canopy includes a real-time digital display that shows train arrival times, a retractable gate, LED lighting, security cameras and art elements. Meantime, the entrance across the street at Market and Beale will reopen following completion of a new canopy. In addition, riders will still be able to use the Market and Davis street entrance as well as three other entrances at the station.  https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240307 03.07.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220101?rss A large barricade has been set up inside Montgomery Street Station on the mezzanine (concourse) level to facilitate the installation of a new Traction Power Substation. The barricade closes off concourse level access between the two sides of Montgomery Station (see map below). Riders who want to move from one side of the station to the other can do so on the platform level while the barricade is in place. The contractor has also constructed a work enclosure on the sidewalk above Montgomery Street Station. This work enclosure fencing on the street level encompasses the Market and 2nd Street BART entrance – closing off the escalator and stairway access at that entrance. The enclosure is in place to allow the contractor to bring in heavy equipment and for the removal of debris from inside the station to make room for the new substation. The nearest escalator/stairway entrance is across the street at Market and Sutter streets.BART is in the process of adding five new Traction Power Substations throughout the system in order to ensure reliable service in the future. The new substations will also improve our core capacity which will allow us to run additional trains through the Transbay Tube.Two of the five substations are being built in downtown San Francisco stations, including one at Civic Center and one at Montgomery.Most work will be carried out between 7am and 5pm with occasional night and weekend work.Thank you for your patience as we complete this important work.*This article was originally posted in 2021 and is being kept up to date. , https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220101 01.01.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220101?rss A large barricade has been set up inside Montgomery Street Station on the mezzanine (concourse) level to facilitate the installation of a new Traction Power Substation. The barricade closes off concourse level access between the two sides of Montgomery Station (see map below). Riders who want to move from one side of the station to the other can do so on the platform level while the barricade is in place. The contractor has also constructed a work enclosure on the sidewalk above Montgomery Street Station. This work enclosure fencing on the street level encompasses the Market and 2nd Street BART entrance – closing off the escalator and stairway access at that entrance. The enclosure is in place to allow the contractor to bring in heavy equipment and for the removal of debris from inside the station to make room for the new substation. The nearest escalator/stairway entrance is across the street at Market and Sutter streets.BART is in the process of adding five new Traction Power Substations throughout the system in order to ensure reliable service in the future. The new substations will also improve our core capacity which will allow us to run additional trains through the Transbay Tube.Two of the five substations are being built in downtown San Francisco stations, including one at Civic Center and one at Montgomery.Most work will be carried out between 7am and 5pm with occasional night and weekend work.Thank you for your patience as we complete this important work.*This article was originally posted in 2021 and is being kept up to date. , https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220101 01.01.24