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Notification of soil investigations
BART's Earthquake Safety Program will be conducting soil investigations throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco Counties between June 2006 and September 2006. All work will take place Monday through Friday between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM. The purpose of the work is to gather soil data and locate
Elevator upgrade project at Lake Merritt Station
From August 7 through August 18, 2006, BART will be upgrading the equipment in the elevators at Lake Merritt Station. This work will include replacing buttons in the elevators, installing new hands-free phones, and reconfiguring the way in which riders call for the elevators. Each elevator will be out of
Elevator upgrade project at Fruitvale Station
From August 14 through August 25, 2006, elevator service will be interrupted at Fruitvale Station. BART will be upgrading the equipment in the elevators. This work will include replacing buttons in the elevators, installing new hands-free phones, and reconfiguring the way in which riders call for the
Longer loops help shorter straphangers and standees in short-term space solution
A car with modified seating, a short-term fix to increase capacity until new trains are in service, along with longer hand-holding straps to give riders more stability (especially the short ones) By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Short people, rejoice!BART is adding longer hand-holding straps on train
Update on service between Concord and Pleasant Hill stations
Updated at 6:30am, September 7: Service has been restored on both tracks between the Pleasant Hill and Concord stations. Trains will continue to run slow in the area so riders should anticipate delays of approximately 10 minutes. Out of an abundance of caution BART will continue to slow down trains in areas
Walnut Creek Station: Passenger loading north side closed 5/8-5/12
The north side of the Walnut Creek BART passenger loading zone and sidewalk (adjacent to the new residential development) will be closed for construction from Monday 5/8 to Friday 5/12. The south side passenger loading zone and sidewalk will remain open. Drivers entering the station from North California Blvd
Cell service impacted in some areas due to fire
We’ve learned some AT&T fiber was destroyed in a fire and it is impacting cellphone service while riding BART in some areas. The impact area is from Embarcadero, through the Transbay Tube and parts of the East Bay (through Oakland, Richmond, and the Caldecott BART Tunnel). This is out of BART’s control and is
Real world testing to determine fate of poles, bike racks in new trains
In a move to allow for real world public testing of the remaining design options for BART’s new train cars, the Board of Directors today voted to have the manufacturer build two different train car interiors with floor to ceiling poles and bike racks to be tested during revenue service in late 2016. In the
Investigation of spikes in voltage on Pittsburg/Bay Point line continues
*Updated 11 am, April 15th, 2016 NORMAL SERVICE RESUMES On April 2nd, normal train service resumed between Pittsburg/Bay Point and North Concord/Martinez. After swapping out the generation of train cars most prone to damage (our "C" cars) to help establish regular service again, the spikes in voltage along
For engineering interns, a focus on safety, reliability and innovation
Armen Chouldjian demonstrates web app he and Anuj Shah developed By MELISS A JORDANBART Senior Web Producer When Armen Chouldjian returns to UC Berkeley in the fall, he’ll ride BART knowing his summer job helped increase safety and reliability for all the transit system’s riders. Chouldjian is one of 11