Local transit agencies have set up a new “Early Bird Express” bus network, which will operate between 4 a.m. so crews have more time to work on seismic upgrades to the Transbay Tube so it can withstand a major earthquake. Please regularly plan your trips on or the official BART app and always check before you go. BART service will start an hour later at 5 a.m. Train times will vary on Sundays as well as weekdays after 9pm. Use the Trip Planner, call the BART Transit Information Center at (510) 465-BART (2278), or get the Official BART app to plan your trip.īeginning February 11 th, BART will operate on a new schedule. They will also do work at night after service closes on weeknights through at least the end of October. All lane closures will happen near the Lafayette Station at Oak Hill Road. Lane closures for single-tracking Saturdays will only happen during overnight hours from 11 pm Friday to 7 am Saturday and 11pm Saturday to 9 am Sunday. The two eastbound lanes of 24 will also be closed Saturday August 10 at 11pm until 9 am Sunday August 11. The next lane closure is scheduled for 11 pm Friday August 9 and will continue until 7 am Saturday August 10. On select weekends including single-tracking Saturdays, they will be closing the two eastbound lanes on the far-left side of Highway 24 near the Lafayette Station and Oak Hill Road to allow equipment and material to be placed near and in our tracks. If so, you will be asked to leave the train you are on and board a different train to reach your destination. They may need to turn back some trains at Orinda to maintain our schedule. Single-tracking on some Saturdays will mean delays of up to 30 minutes. Service between Orinda, Lafayette, and Walnut Creek stations Direct service between Orinda and Walnut CreekĢ. Riders should expect delays of 40 minutes or more on closure weekends.Ĭounty Connection and AC Transit will provide free shuttle bus services:ġ.

Using Measure RR funds, they will be replacing track and electrical equipment, installing new switches, improving station platforms, and making other repairs and improvements to provide more reliable, safer, quieter, smoother and faster service.Ĭlosure weekends: 8/17-18, 8/31-9/2 (Labor Day Weekend), 9/14-15, 9/28-29, 10/12-13, 10/26-27 Weekend delays between Orinda and Walnut Creek BART Stations, bus bridge, and Highway 24 lane closures -īART is making extensive repairs and upgrades to the track between Orinda and Walnut Creek stations on most weekends through October, including some upcoming full weekend closures with bus bridges.

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