Weekend Closures at Fruitvale and Lake Merritt BART Stations

PRESS RELEASE

April 11, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) announced the following weekend closures between the Fruitvale and Lake Merritt BART Stations while their crews repair the tracks between the two stations:

  • Friday, April 28th, from end-of-service to 4:00 a.m. Monday, May 
  • Friday, May 12th, from end-of-service to 4:00 a.m. Monday, May 15th
  • Friday, May 26th, from end-of-service to 4:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 30th
  • Friday, June 9th, from end-of-service to 4:00 a.m. Monday, June 12th
  • Friday, June 30th, from end-of-service to 4:00 a.m. Monday, July 3rd

No trains will run between Fruitvale and Lake Merritt Stations while this work is being done, which will likely incur delays of 20 to 40 minutes for passengers.  Trains will also not be running between the West Oakland and Lake Merritt Stations or between the 12th Street and Lake Merritt Stations during this time frame.  Lake Merritt Station will be closed, but the Fruitvale Station will remain open.

 

BART will provide a free bus bridge to the 19th Street Station for passengers traveling north.  For passengers who board at Lake Merritt Station, a free local shuttle will go back and forth to Fruitvale Station, where passengers can continue south or board the northbound bus bridge to the 19th Street Station.

 

Extra BART staff will be available at the stations to help passengers find the correct mode of transportation to get them to their final destination.

 

Contact:

Virendra Patel, Public Works Department

(510) 747-7947