Public Input Opportunity:
September 2010 Public Scoping 

You are invited to review the changes proposed in the 2nd Supplemental EIR, and provide comment on those changes through September 13, 2010.

BART Silicon Valley is an extension of the existing BART regional heavy rail system to Milpitas, San Jose and Santa Clara. The 16-mile BART Silicon Valley Project will be delivered through a phased approach.

The Berryessa Extension is the 10-mile, two-station, first phase of BART Silicon Valley. The Berryessa Extension project is being implemented in cooperation with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) New Starts Program. The Berryessa Extension Project is a fully operable extension of the existing BART system with service to the cities of Milpitas and San Jose in Santa Clara County.

FTA issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Berryessa Extension Project on June 24, 2010.

This extension of the BART system will begin south of the future BART Warm Springs Station in Fremont and proceed alongside the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) through Milpitas and end in the Berryessa area of north San Jose at Las Plumas Avenue. Engineering on the project is advancing, and full construction activities are scheduled to begin in 2012.

The two stations will feature parking structures, bus transit centers, bicycle and pedestrian connections and convenient access to the BART system, VTA transit and the following:

• Half-mile walk for nearly 30,000 residents
• Less than 12-minute bike ride for 260,000 people
• 15-minutes via public transit or automobiles for more than 1,007,000 local residents

BART Berryessa Extension Fact Sheet

BART Silicon Valley Fact Sheet

BART Silicon Valley Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

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