San Francisco County Transportation Authority

Next-Generation BART Fare Gates Are Here! ?? Big news for BART users! Next-generation fare gates are in use at all downtown SF stations: Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell, and Civic Center, as well as at 16th Street and 24th Street. This upgrade improves safety and overall rider-experience. The Transportation Authority is proud to support this $90M effort with $12.5M in Prop L #SFTransportationTax. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gxaDv8SA

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Check out the latest edition of our monthly newsletter, The Messenger. Full newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gmH5hfz7 New BART Fare Gates Installed at Downtown San Francisco Stations: https://lnkd.in/gxaDv8SA Planning for the Future of Transit Operating Funding: https://lnkd.in/g6qDxw8q Metropolitan Transportation Commission Approves $23 Million for Bay Skyway Phase?1: https://lnkd.in/ghqNbxED New Boarding Island Constructed for M Ocean View Muni Riders: https://lnkd.in/gWcRNhKN Safety Improvements Completed in District?6: https://lnkd.in/gvkGpxSP Sign up for updates: https://lnkd.in/gXNccHP

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Catch up on our latest newsletter, the Messenger to learn more about what we plan, deliver, and fund. See the full newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gt573nM3 - Transportation Authority Elects Leadership Team and Receives 2024 Annual Report: https://lnkd.in/gpAjm_kb - Celebrating a New Traffic Signal at Alemany Boulevard and Rousseau Street: https://lnkd.in/gVM57JhG - Safer Taylor Street Reaches Completion: https://lnkd.in/gy5xjFJr - Bay Area Transit Agencies Expand Equity In Infrastructure: https://lnkd.in/gHfd_vYY - San Francisco Receives Federal Funding to Support Upgrades for BART and Muni: https://lnkd.in/g-9kJXrN Subscribe: https://lnkd.in/g8yj3Ad

Another huge win for the #MNSTransportation construction management team, HDR | ICA, and San Francisco County Transportation Authority —now with 4 awards for this incredible project! Honored with the American Council of Engineering Companies of California (ACEC California) Engineering Excellence Honor Award & APWA Government Affairs Northern California Public Works Project of the Year Award for the Yerba Buena Island (YBI) I-80 interchange reconstruction!?The project team delivered a $36 million reconstruction of the YBI I-80 interchange between the eastern portal of the I-80 tunnel and the western abutment and approach to the east span of the Bay Bridge. The project entailed unique geometry for roadways and bicycle/pedestrian facilities that fit the steep topography of YBI while directly connecting to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. #acecca #projectaward

Installation of Next Generation Fare Gates has begun at Orinda Station. Installation is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete for each of the station’s two arrays. Meanwhile, work continues at Downtown Berkeley and Rockridge. ICYMI: Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell St., and Civic Center stations now all have the new gates!?? BART has successfully installed new gates at 18 of our 50 stations. Full deployment systemwide will be completed by the end of 2025.

We were excited to join BART General Manager Powers and Directors including Janice Li, Edward Wright, San Francisco County Transportation Authority Vice-Chair Danny Sauter and Commissioner Chyanne Chen, Bay Area Council, and more to celebrate the completion of new fare gates at Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell, and Civic Center BART Stations, just in time for this weekend’s Lunar New Year parade and NBA All Star festivities! We’re proud to support this $90 million effort with over $12.5 million in Prop L #SFTransportationTax, the first projects to be delivered with Prop L funds.

This week we were recognized together with HDR ENGINEERING, INC and MNS Engineers, Inc. for American Council of Engineering Companies of California (ACEC California)’s Engineering Excellence Award for our Yerba Buena Island I-80/Southgate Road and Interchange project. Thank you also to our delivery partners Ghilotti Construction Company, Caltrans District 4, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, California Transportation Commission (CTC), and city agencies for collaborating with us on this world-class infrastructure. The project’s innovative design enhances multimodal safety and connectivity for regional travelers and the growing communities on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island. Learn more about the project: https://lnkd.in/giwnfwrU

Meet our 2025 Transportation Authority leadership: Chair Myrna Melgar (District 7) and Vice-Chair Danny Sauter (District 3). Chair Melgar served as the Transportation Authority’s Vice-Chair for two years and is the agency's first female Chair. ? “I am honored to be elected Chair of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and look forward to working with my colleagues to address pressing transportation issues such as ensuring the long-term sustainability of our public transit systems, improving safety, and achieving our climate goals,” said Chair Melgar. “Through collaboration with our partners and engagement with the community, I am hopeful we can make progress on each of these fronts in the coming year.” https://lnkd.in/gH2VXHq5