The track shutdowns that had been planned for two weekends in October and November between Rockridge, MacArthur, and 19th Street stations have been postponed until next year.
The postponement will allow BART to focus on other priorities to improve reliability and limit future disruptions. We also continue to evaluate lessons learned from the first shutdown weekend in June, as we plan to adjust our approach and execution. BART’s goal remains to minimize short term impacts on riders by maximizing work efficiency. Temporary shutdowns create a safe workspace for track crews while providing a massive boost in productivity thanks to uninterrupted 24/7 work. This project will benefit riders for decades to come by improving the reliability of the core of BART.
It’s still anticipated the rebuilding work will happen on 18 non-consecutive weekends over the next three years starting in 2025. This work is part of the Measure RR rebuilding program, which is revitalizing the system’s core infrastructure.
Lots of people are taking BART to Cal football games in October and November. Good idea for them to move the timeline. Go Bears!
While transportation via rail is efficient when it works this announcement shows that rail systems typically don’t have built in redundancy so that railways can be taken out of service for maintenance or repair.
BART shut downs shouldn’t be scheduled on the Fleet week weekend. On that weekend over a million people head to SF to watch the Blue Angles