"The spate of service disruptions over the last seven months has left Bay Area Rapid Transit reeling, with technicians scrambling to shore up the system and minimize the impact on commuters, finally using the system in rising numbers again. It's all coming as voters may be asked to provide billions of dollars for the system and several other Bay Area transit agencies to stave off a fiscal cliff in 2027."
""When I look at this and all the incidents happening so close in time, I get a little worried," said the board's vice president, Melissa Hernandez, a former Dublin mayor and councilmember. With several BART department heads in the audience, she added: "There comes a point in time where: Do we have the right people working for BART? And that's a question I have for myself.""
Bay Area Rapid Transit experienced a systemwide meltdown in mid-May that halted all trains, followed by twin fires that damaged track lines around the Bay. Multiple power outages, equipment problems and a complex "network storm" repeatedly interrupted service across the region. Technicians have been working to shore up the system while ridership gradually recovers. Recent incidents included a two-hour shutdown of the green and red lines in San Francisco and several significant Monday disruptions since Oct. 20. Board members expressed alarm, questioned staffing and demanded better performance. Voters may be asked to approve billions to avert a 2027 fiscal cliff.
Read at The Mercury News
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