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#1 KevinKorell

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Posted 02 February 2015 - 12:28 PM

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FTA, Santa Clara VTA kick off environmental review for BART Silicon Valley II Extension

 

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) last week began the initial steps of an environmental study for the proposed construction of a six-mile extension of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) from the now under-construction Berryessa BART Station in San Jose to the city of Santa Clara, Calif.

 

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Posted 15 March 2016 - 08:21 AM

 

 

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has given Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) the green light to enter the six-mile Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley Phase II Extension into the project development phase of the Federal New Starts funding program.

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Posted 30 November 2017 - 10:40 AM

<p>WSP has a long history of working on projects for BART, beginning in 1953 when the firm was engaged to study the need for rapid transit in the Bay Area.</p>

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), has awarded WSP USA a contract to manage phase II of the extension of the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) rail system to Silicon Valley.

The 16-mile, six-station BART extension from Fremont to Santa Clara is being managed by VTA and implemented in phases.

Phase I is a 10-mile, two-station extension from Fremont to Milpitas and the Berryessa District in San Jose, for which WSP provided conceptual and preliminary engineering. Passenger service is expected to begin in 2018.

Phase II is a 6-mile, four-station extension with a 5-mile tunnel through downtown San Jose. Planning is under way with a review of project plans and an update to the state and federal environmental documents.

As the program manager for phase II of the project, WSP, in joint venture, will be responsible for conceptual design, engineering management, project controls, contracting strategies, utilities coordination, constructability reviews, value engineering, and development of procurement documents.

WSP has a long history of working on projects for BART, beginning in 1953 when the firm was engaged to study the need for rapid transit in the Bay Area. The firm in joint venture served as general engineering consultant for the original system, completed in 1974 with the opening of the BART tunnel under San Francisco Bay.

The firm has also supported most of the expansions of BART during the last three decades, including an extension of the system to San Francisco International Airport that opened in 2003. The firm recently completed an assignment as BART’s owner representative for the Warm Springs extension, which brought BART to Fremont in Alameda County, near the border with Santa Clara County.

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Posted 26 January 2018 - 06:53 AM

 

 

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has granted The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) a three-month extension to complete the Federal New Starts funding program's project development phase.

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Posted 24 February 2018 - 03:52 PM

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VTA releases final environmental report for BART Silicon Valley extension
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The extension involves building 6 miles of rail through downtown San Jose and Santa Clara, California. Photo – vta.org/bart

 

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) earlier this week released the final environmental impact document for the second phase of Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) Silicon Valley extension.

The document environmentally clears all potential station locations, as well as both single- and twin-bore tunneling options, VTA officials said in a press release. The report also includes responses to public comments on the draft document, which was released in December 2016.

VTA's board will meet April 5 to consider approval of the project — including settling on specific station locations and tunneling methods.

 

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Posted 02 April 2018 - 01:51 AM

San Jose, CA Mercury News, 3/27/18:

 


 

Time is ticking on $1.5 billion BART decision paving way to San Jose

 

 

 

When it’s completed, the four-station BART extension into downtown San Jose and Santa Clara will be the most significant public transit investment the Bay Area has seen in decades.

 

 

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Posted 30 January 2019 - 02:58 PM

Progressive Railroading, 1/29/19:

 


 

Santa Clara VTA starts TOD study for Silicon Valley extension's second phase

 

 

As it continues to build the second phase of the BART Silicon Valley extension into downtown San Jose, California, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has embarked on a transit-oriented development (TOD) study.

 

 

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Posted 29 April 2020 - 11:21 AM

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  VTA revisits BART Silicon Valley Project tunnel design  

 

 

 

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's (VTA) board earlier this month announced it will evaluate a new rail tunnel design for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley Phase II Project that will extend rail 6 miles into downtown San Jose and Santa Clara, California.

 

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Posted 22 May 2021 - 12:49 AM

CBS SF Bay Area, 5/21/21:

 


 

   Critics Say Planned San Jose Underground BART Station Is Too Deep  

 

The South Bay got its first glimpse of the planned underground BART station in San Jose’s Little Portugal this week, a tunnel with multiple levels and tracks located 86 feet beneath the surface.

 

And the most vocal reaction on social media: it’s too deep!

 

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Posted 24 January 2022 - 06:09 PM

Silicon Valley Voice, 1/19/22:

 


 

   BART To Santa Clara Leaves The Station    

 

 

Last week, the Santa Clara City Council heard from VTA about the plans and status of the BART extension to Santa Clara from Diridon Station in San Jose. Design and construction are slated to begin later this year, and passenger service is anticipated in 2030.

 

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