A Slow Road for BART to San Jose

This article describes the difficulties facing the proposed extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) from Fremont to San Jose, a distance of 16.3 miles. Voters would not fund a half-cent sales tax in a 2006 election, and it is unknown how they will vote in 2008 on a similar measure aimed at raising $75 million for the day-to-day operations of the project. The author describes the physical aspects of the extension, the geotechnical studies, and the costs related to owner-procured tunnel boring machines for the project. There is a brief discussion of the pros and cons of owner-operated tunnel boring machinery.

• Authors:
  • Connor, Paula
• Publication Date: 2007-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p 17
• Serial:
  • T&T North America
  • Publisher: Wilmington Media Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Rail line extensions; Rail transit; Rapid transit
• Identifier Terms: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
• Subject Areas: Construction; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01052192
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 29 2007 7:40AM