Construction on the BART extension through San Jose kicked off Friday. Project has been in the works for 30 years.
Entrance to BART Diridon Station in downtown San Jose on West Santa Clara Street, concept. Plans are subject to change. Thirty years in the making and stalled by escalating costs and repeated delays, construction on BART’s extension to Silicon Valley finally started Friday.
When the line opens in 2037, officials said riders on the BART system will save an average of 30 minutes for a 50-mile commute compared to driving.Construction on the extension started on Brokaw Road in Santa Clara — which runs between the Caltrain station and San Jose International Airport — and officials said businesses in the area should expect dust and disruptions.
VTA is seeking federal government funding of more than $6 billion and could know as early as next month how much money the feds will provide. That money is expected to cover roughly half the cost, with the remainder funded by state and local dollars that already have been allocated.with an initial price tag of $4.4 billion. The extension is now expected to take more than 12 years to build.
“This project is a marathon with the baton being passed over the many years, but it’s never been dropped,’’ said state Assemblymember Ash Kalra, a San Jose Democrat. “We are going to be pushing until this is done.”The start of construction comes four years after the addition of BART service from the Warm Springs station in Fremont through Milpitas and ending at Berryessa Station in North San Jose. Phase 1 included two new stations at the Milpitas Transit Center and Berryessa Transit Center.
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