Heads up, BART riders. Repair work will shut down two stretches of track in Oakland Saturday and Sunday.
The work will close the tracks between West Oakland and Lake Merritt and West Oakland and 19th Street.
AC Transit will provide free bus service between the stations. Officials estimate the bus trip will take 10-15 minutes.
Trains in the East Bay will run at least every 20 minutes between Richmond and Warm Springs and Antioch and Dublin. All transfers, including to the bus for service to West Oakland should be made at 19th Street Station. The West Bay service to San Bruno will be every 10 minutes and to SFO/Millbrae every 20 minutes.
The work is planned for the following dates: 8/4-5, 8/25-26, Labor Day Weekend 9/1-3, and 9/22-23.
BART officials warn that there will be limited parking at West Oakland during these weekends.
This weekend, free buses from @rideact will replace trains in Oakland while we do important track work using Measure RR funds. Trains will run every 20 mins in the East Bay. Bus bridge will be 10-15 min. 20 min service to SFO from West Oakland. https://t.co/ASvcXaIZz9 pic.twitter.com/VFsVYcZeT3— SFBART (@SFBART) August 4, 2018
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