East Contra Costa BART Extension (known as eBART)
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2005072100
Lead Agency
Bay Area Rapid Transit District
(BART)
Document Title
East Contra Costa BART Extension (known as eBART)
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Document Description
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) intend to prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for enhanced transit service in eastern Contra Costa County. Service is proposed to follow an alignment in the State Route 4 median between the Pittsburg/BayPoint BART Station and Loveridge Road, and then to Byron via the Union Pacific Mococo Line, with a single track service between the Hillcrest and Byron stations. This 23-mile corridor includes six transit stations in Pittsburg, Antioch, Oakley, Brentwood and Byron (in unincorporated Contra Costa County). The recommended rail technology involves trains using light-weight, self-propelled rail cars known as Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs). Passengers on the DMUs would tranfer to Bart at the existing Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station, ideally with a short walk across or along the BART platform. A train storage yard and maintenance facility are part of the proposed facilities. In addition, the proposed project would include new grade separations in Antioch at Somersville Road, A Street and Hillcrest Avenue. Local bus service offered by Tri Delta Transit District would be modified to eliminate routes that duplicate eBART service, synchronize headways with eBART schedules, and redefine routes to feed eBART stations.
Contact Information
Name
Ellen Smith
Agency Name
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Antioch, Byron, Oakley, Pittsburg
Counties
Contra Costa
Total Acres
23 miles
State Highways
SR-4, Hwy 160
Railways
Union Pacific, BART
Waterways
3 canals, 4 creeks, 1 waterway, 1 aqueduct, and unnamed drainages
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Toxic Substances Control, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Transportation:Rail
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife, Other
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.