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WHERE:        Milpitas Library located at 160 North Main Street, Milpitas

Attendees will receive a presentation on the overall project, funding status, details of the future Milpitas and Berryessa stations (including conceptual renderings), and current/upcoming activities. After the presentation, participants will have the opportunity to visit display stations and meet with project planners, engineers and community outreach staff to share comments and learn more about various aspects of the project.

 

A second meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 27 at 6 p.m. at the Berryessa Library located at 3355 Noble Avenue in San Jose.

 

VTA is seeking $900 million in federal funds for the Berryessa Extension Project through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) New Starts program, with the balance of capital funding provided by state and local sources including 2000 Measure A revenues.

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley Project is a 16-mile extension of the existing BART system to San Jose, Milpitas and Santa Clara, which will be delivered through a phased approach. The first phase, the Berryessa Extension, is a 10-mile, two-station extension, beginning in Fremont at the future BART Warm Springs Station and proceeding on the former Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way through Milpitas, the location of the first station, and goes to the Berryessa area of north San Jose, at the second station. VTA continues the design and engineering for the second 6-mile phase of the project that includes a 5.1 mile-long subway tunnel through downtown San Jose, and ends at grade in Santa Clara near the Caltrain Station. Construction on the second phase of the project will commence as additional funding is secured.

 

For more information about BART Silicon Valley, please contact VTA Community Outreach at (408) 934-2662, (TTY only) (408) 321-2330, or visit www.vta.org/bart

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is an independent special district that provides sustainable, accessible, community-focused transportation options that are innovative, environmentally responsible, and promote the vitality of our region. VTA is responsible for bus, light rail and paratransit operations; congestion management; specific highway improvement projects; countywide transportation planning and provides these services throughout the county including the cities of Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. VTA continually builds partnerships to deliver transportation solutions that meet the evolving mobility needs of Santa Clara County.