BART Silicon Valley Berryessa Extension Project Community Update October 27, 2010 1
Agenda Welcome and Introductions Program and Project Background Project Status Project and Station Details Current and Near Term Activities Q and A 2
Enhancing Regional Connectivity BART Silicon Valley 16-mile extension from Fremont/Warm Springs to Santa Clara Diridon Station becomes largest transportation hub in northern California Altamont Commuter Express Capitol Corridor VTA bus and light rail Caltrain Amtrak High Speed Rail 3
BART Silicon Valley 16 miles of track work 5 miles of tunnel 3 above-ground stations 3 below-ground stations Maintenance yard Parking facilities 100+ daily trains Over 90,000 weekday riders $6 billion 4
Project Support 2000 Measure A (70.3%) Capital Funding 2008 Measure B (66.78%) Operating Funding (Requires federal Full Funding Grant Agreement of $750+million) MTC Regional Support Designated Priority Project by VTA Board $639 million commitment from state 5
VTA/BART Partnership Comprehensive Agreement guides implementation and operations of BART Silicon Valley Responsibilities: VTA Funding, Development and Constructing BART- Operations and Maintenance 6
BART Warm Springs Extension Ground Breaking August 2009 Award Second Contract Spring 2011 Project Completion Late 2014 7
BART Silicon Valley Program Activities BART Extension will be delivered in stages Silicon Valley Berryessa Extension (SVBX) Silicon Valley Santa Clara Extension (SVSX) Corridor Preparation Warren and Kato Grade Separations Relocating Union Pacific Railroad Track Relocating utilities BART Core Modifications to existing system Vehicle Procurement Funding and Grants Communications and Outreach Real Estate Acquisition and Management Agency Coordination 8
Corridor Preparation Alameda County Transportation Authority Mission/Warren Grade Separation City of Fremont Kato Road Grade Separation Santa Clara Valley Water District Lower Berryessa Creek Flood Control Improvements Advance Utility Relocations 9
Corridor Preparation New Berryessa Creek Box Culvert Under Abel Street Bridge 10
Phase 1: Berryessa Extension 10 miles 2 stations Milpitas Berryessa 40 New Trains Frequent Train Service 2018 Peak Hour Headways Berryessa San Francisco/Daly City 15 minutes Berryessa Richmond 15 minutes Combined, trains every 7.5 minutes 2035 Peak Hour Headways Berryessa San Francisco/Daly City 12 minutes Berryessa Richmond 12 minutes Combined, trains every 6 minutes Operates 4 am Midnight 11
Future Connections Berryessa to Fremont- 15 minutes Milpitas to Oakland/City Center - 50 minutes Berryessa to San Francisco/Montgomery Station - 64 minutes Approximate times are based on current BART schedules and estimated train travel times for new extension. 12
Berryessa Extension Funding Status Received Federal Environmental Clearance June 2010 Required to get federal funding Requesting $900 million Federal Funding Grant Anticipate securing federal grant in late 2011 Securing federal funding will trigger 2008 Measure B sales tax 13
Berryessa Extension Stations Key Features Milpitas Station Street level station Train boarding one level down Parking Garage Kiss and Ride Drop Off Shuttle Drop Off Bus Transit Center Bicycle Storage Room VTA Light Rail connection Berryessa Station Street level station Train boarding one level up Bus Transit Center Parking Garage Shuttle Drop Off Shared Bike and Pedestrian trails Bicycle Storage Room End of Line Station 14
Milpitas Station Campus and Landscape Plan 15
Milpitas Station View from Montague Expressway 16
Milpitas Station View from Montague Light Rail Station Platform 17
Berryessa Station Campus and Landscape Plan 18
Berryessa Station View from Plaza off Berryessa Station Way 19
Agency Coordination Efforts BART-VTA Partnership Cities of Fremont, Milpitas, and San José Union Pacific Railroad Caltrans Santa Clara County Roads and Airports Santa Clara Valley Water District, Alameda County Water District, Alameda County Flood Control, Regional Water Quality Control Board and US Army Corps of Engineers Public and Private Utilities 20
SVBX Project Schedule 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 ROD 1 Engineering /Real Estate 2 Utility Relocations 3 LTSS (C700) Design Construction 4 Campus, Roadways / Parking Design Construction Rev Ops 5 Testing & Commissioning 21
Outreach Public Meetings and Group Presentations Neighborhood and Community-Specific Outreach Project Hotline-(408) 934-2662 Website-www.vta.org/bart Email-vtabart@vta.org Electronic Outreach-GovDelivery, Facebook Newsletters 22
Questions & Answers 23