Beginning Monday, March 23, 2015, the Montague Light Rail Station in Milpitas will be completely closed for approximately five months. Modifications will be made to the station to accommodate the new pedestrian overcrossing over Capitol Avenue to the future Milpitas BART Station.
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During the station closure, a shuttle will operate approximately every 15 minutes (same headway as light rail) between Capitol Avenue near the Montague Light Rail Station and Great Mall/Main Transit Center. Scheduled hours of operation for the shuttle are:
- Weekdays from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Sundays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Construction activities during the five months will include the reconstruction of the existing stairs, elevator modifications, installation of a new escalator and construction of a deck connecting the bridge to the future Milpitas BART Station.
When the station reopens in fall 2015, riders will be able to use the new station stairs; however the new escalator and the pedestrian overcrossing to the Milpitas BART Station will be completed in a later phase of construction.
Once BART opens, the Milpitas Station will be served by two lines providing access to the entire BART system. The station campus will feature a bus transit center with connections to VTA, private shuttles, passenger drop-off/pick-up areas, parking facilities with ground floor retail, and convenient bicycle and pedestrian connections and storage.
VTA has already reached the half way mark of construction on this major transportation improvement, the largest in Santa Clara County’s history. The project is ahead of schedule with planned service to begin as early as fall 2017.
Advanced communications about the closure include rider notifications, directional signage to shuttle stops, station platform signage, social media, outreach to surrounding businesses and residents, and VTA Ambassadors will be available days before the closure to answer questions. For more information please visit vta.org/bart/milpitas, email [email protected] or call our project hotline at 408-934-2662.
BART Silicon Valley
VTA’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Silicon Valley Project is a 16-mile extension of the existing BART system to San Jose, Milpitas and Santa Clara, which will be delivered through a phased approach. The first phase, the Berryessa Extension, is a 10-mile, two-station extension, beginning in Fremont south of the future BART Warm Springs Station and proceeding in the former Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way through Milpitas, the location of the first station, and then to the Berryessa area of north San Jose, at the second station. VTA continues project development activities for the second phase of the project that includes a subway tunnel through downtown San Jose. Construction on the second phase of the project will commence as additional funding is secured.
