BART to Warm Springs

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Preliminary Injunction Against Warm Springs Denied

Posted by Eric ⋅ 20 March 2009 ⋅ 1 Comment

This morning, Judge Frank Roesch (of Alameda County Superior Court) heard arguments in the Lewis v. Metropolitan Transportation Commission case we discussed two weeks ago. The petitioners (former BART directors Lewis and Nakadegawa, and TRANSDEF) sought a preliminary injunction of MTC’s and ACTIA’s total allocation of about $315 million to the BART extension to Warm … Continue reading →

Lawsuit Challenges the Warm Springs Funding Swap

Posted by Eric ⋅ 4 March 2009 ⋅ 15 Comments

BART announced in February 2009 that it was moving forward on a $225 million contract to construct the subway portion of its planned extension to Warm Springs, which will tunnel under Central Park in Fremont. The 5.4-mile extension south of the existing Fremont terminal station will be the first stage of BART to Silicon Valley. … Continue reading →