TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: August 2026 Service Change
BRIEFING ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving a report on the District's planned service changes associated with the August 2026 Sign-up.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Safe and Secure Operations
Initiative - Service Quality
The August sign-up primarily reflects the resumption of Supplementary Service. Staff also updated Supplementary Service to accommodate revised bell times, staging requirements and running times. Additional changes address construction-related detours, improved operator restroom access and updated stop locations where needed. Staff also refined schedules to improve on-time performance and reduce inefficiencies, including early arrivals.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Total daily weekday vehicle platform hours increased from April 2026 service levels by 24 hours. Saturday had an increase of 9 hours and Sunday had an increase of 12 hours. In total, these changes result in an increase of 3,004 platform hours for the duration of the August Sign-up. The increase in hours results in an expense increase of $516,730. The vast majority of this cost is a result of additional time added to schedules to detour service around the Oakland Alameda Access Project (OAAP) construction. The District will seek reimbursement for these costs.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
AC Transit typically conducts four sign-ups each year as required by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with Amalgamated Transit Union Local 192 (ATU). These occur in April, June, August and January.
With the resumption of Supplementary Service on lines 600-699, and trips on other routes (57, 72M, 76, 93, 95, 97, and F), plus the incorporation of more running time to accommodate the OAAP weeknight construction detour...
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