Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) to Oakland
International Airport (OAK) opened for revenue
service in November 2014. BART to OAK is an
Automated People Mover (APM) system that
provides passengers an efficient means of traveling
between BART’s Coliseum Station and Oakland
International Airport.
Previously, passengers taking
BART to travel to the Airport exited the BART Coliseum
Station, boarded the AirBART bus, and then traveled the
approximate 3-mile route along a very busy Hegenberger
Road to the Airport. While the expected headway for
the bus was every 10 minutes, often traffic congestion
slowed the buses down to something much longer than
that. With the new BART to OAK service, passengers
will not need to exit the BART system, and four 3-car
trains will be operated on 4.6-minute headways,
offering a more predictable and faster means of
transportation between BART and the Airport.
BART passengers can get to the Oakland Airport
from the existing Coliseum Station platform by
crossing a pedestrian bridge to a new platform
and boarding the APM system, which takes nine
minutes to reach the Airport. This new direct
connection between BART and OAK makes
A PUBLICATION BY LEA+ELLIOTT TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS
WINTER 2015
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Oakland International Airport a more attractive alternative to Bay Area
residents who would rather leave their cars at home as well as travelers
and tourists wanting a fast and easy connection to Downtown Oakland
and San Francisco. The public response was immediate, as in the first two
months, ridership is up 30%!
Lea+Elliott is the General Engineering Consultant for the BART to OAK
project, and has led the planning, environmental review, and both the
Design-Build-Operate-Maintain (DBOM) and Design-Build-Finance-Operate
(DBFO) procurement processes. Lea+Elliott supported the Environmental
Impact Statement/Review (EIS/EIR) and Major Investment Study (MIS)
processes and performed Preliminary Engineering. Lea+Elliott also prepared
DBOM/DBFO procurement documents (including Design-Build contract
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