A large repair and upgrade project will continue to temporarily close the Hayward Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station through September and the beginning of October.
The project, which began in August, is replacing 50-year old infrastructure. Crews are installing four new track switches, which allow trains to travel from line to line.
The work requires the Hayward Station to close completely on the weekends of September 5-7 (Labor Day weekend), September 19-20, and October 3-4. Free buses will be available to take passengers from Hayward Station to Bay Fair station. Officials advise commuters to allow 20 to 40 more minutes for their journeys.
During the project, people who live near the station are warned there may be loud noises emanating from the station and bright lights at night.
Poster printing and flyer printing can help advise residents of the project, what they can expect and provide information on alternative transportation.
Besides replacing the tracks with 4,000 feet of new rail, crews will also replace wooden ties with concrete ones, and will upgrade all ventilation and electrical systems.
It is part of a $3.5 billion dollar upgrade of the BART system that was approved in 2016. The project website says the benefits will include a safer more reliable ride, new yellow edge tiles at Hayward station, and the new track will quiet the annoying clackity-clack noises that the trains now make when they arrive from the south.
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