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) intends to prepare 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/Bay Point BART Station and the vicinity of the Hillcrest Avenue interchange in the City of Antioch. This 10-mile corridor includes one transit station in Pittsburg at Railroad Avenue and a terminus station in Antioch, east of the Hillcrest Avenue interchange. Several station location options are being considered for the Hillcrest Avenue terminus station, including in the median and out of the median on land north of State Route 4. The recommended rail technology known as Diesel Multiple Units (DMU) involves trains using light-weight, self-propelled rail cars. Passengers on these vehicles would transfer to BART at a new transfer station east of the existing Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station. A train storage yard and maintenance facility would be constructed east of the terminus station in Antioch.
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
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), Department of Toxic Substances Control
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), Department of Toxic Substances Control
Development Types
Transportation:Rail
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Vegetation, 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.