TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: BART Bus Bridge Service 2024 to 2026
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager to execute an agreement with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) to provide bus bridge services in response to the scheduled track maintenance and BART station closures from 2024 to 2026.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Financial Stability and Resiliency
Initiative - Infrastructure Modernization
Partnering with BART allows them to modernize their system and promotes regional goals of preventative maintenance and service quality. Having strong, reliable partners benefits AC Transit and supporting BART generates coordination and redundancy in the region.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The bus bridge is free to passengers and AC Transit will charge BART for the actual service provided at the hourly rate of $253.92. This rate reflects the District's fully-allocated cost including the operator, vehicle, maintenance, planning, scheduling, and supervision. The agreement contains a daily budget cap of $200,000. For reference, AC Transit billed BART $807,000 in FY 22-23 for planned bus bridge services at South Hayward-Union City and Rockridge-Orinda.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
BART will be performing maintenance work which requires track closures for two separate projects between 2024 and 2026. The first, between Richmond and Lafayette for four weekends beginning in February 2024 and a portion of its track between 19th Street and Rockridge for 17 weekends beginning in June 2024 and lasting through 2026. These closures will require bus bridges on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays in order to shuttle passengers between stations.
Description of Bus Bridge Service
Under this proposed agreement, AC Transit would operate bus ...
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