Main Entrance concept, Images provided by Office of District Architect, BART
Downtown Berkeley Plaza Improvements Approved - April 14, 2016
The plaza above Downtown Berkeley Station will have a dramatic new look designed to improve both safety and walkability by Fall 2017, thanks to a project approved by the BART Board of Directors.
The Board voted to move ahead, in partnership with the City of Berkeley, with a project that includes a new main entrance enclosure, new furnishings, landscaping, paving, bus shelters and LED lighting.
In keeping with a new statewide focus on stormwater management, all on-site stormwater will be treated through bio-retention planters and landscaping.
The project will also bring changes within the station with improved signage throughout the station and plaza.
The $7.6M project authorized today is expected to begin June 2016, and be completed by September 2017.
For a link to the Final Construction Drawings, and additional supporting documents, click on the City of Berkeley Webpage link below:
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Public_Works/Transportation/BART_Plaza_Project.aspx
The Final IS/MND was unanimously adopted by the BART Board of Directors on August 13, 2015
Click here for the Final IS/MND
For illustrations of selected 65% design documents, click here
For previous concept render presented to City Council, click here
For previous public meeting presentations, and project information click here
For more information, contact Scott Smith at ssmith2@bart.gov
