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VTA Awarded 2022-2023 Caltrans Sustainable Communities Grant

This article was contributed by Transportation Planner III Ian Lin and Principal Transportation Planner Robert Swierk. VTA is honored to be selected as a recipient of the Caltrans Fiscal Year 2022...

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Overnight US 101 Northbound On-Ramp Closure

Starting Wednesday evening, May 11 at 7 p.m. to early Thursday morning 5:00 a.m., the US 101 northbound on-ramp off westbound Blossom Hill Road will be closed. Traffic will be detoured using...

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VTA Board Approves First Major Contract of BART Extension to Downtown San José/Santa Clara

At its May 5th regular board meeting, the Santa Clara Valley (VTA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to authorize the General Manager/CEO to execute the first in a series of construction contracts...

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2000 Measure A Citizens Watchdog Committee (CWC) Video and Teleconference Public Hearing

2000 Measure A Citizens Watchdog Committee (CWC) video and teleconference public hearing on fiscal year 2021 Measure A expenditures is scheduled for May 11, 2022 at 6:00 pm. The Committee is required...

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Advancing VTA's BART Phase II Tunnel and Trackwork

At the VTA Board of Directors meeting on May 5th, 2022, the VTA Board will vote on a contract for the initial stage of the Tunnel & Trackwork, known as Contract Package 2 (CP2) for VTA’s BART Silicon...

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VTA’s 28th Street/Little Portugal BART Station

VTA’s BART Silicon Valley (BSV) Phase II Project is a 6-mile project that extends BART service from the Berryessa BART station, which opened for passenger service in June 2020, to downtown San José...

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Community Meeting: March 15, 2022 at 6:00pm

In an effort to reduce freeway traffic noise, VTA is proposing the construction of new sound walls on I-280 between State Route 87 and Los Gatos Creek in San Jose. Construction on this project is...

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What’s behind FTA’s cost and schedule forecast for BART Phase II?

In the next few months, VTA anticipates awarding the first and largest contract for the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project. While VTA is still in the midst of securing federal funding, the Federal...

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Single Bore Tunnel Remains the Best Option for BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project

Since 2016, the 5-mile tunnel portion of the 6-mile, 4-station planned BART extension through downtown San Jose to Santa Clara has been the most studied and talked about aspect of the project. After...

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