Ridership on BART surged sharply over the weekend as a closure of a key stretch of eastbound Interstate 80 in San Francisco and sunny weather prompted thousands of people to turn to trains as an alternative to driving, according to the transit agency.
In a statement Monday, BART officials said the agency recorded 182,570 trips on Friday, a 16% increase from the previous Friday and nearly 25,000 additional riders. Ridership rose further over the weekend, reaching 139,700 trips Saturday and 98,850 trips Sunday — both up 46% from the prior weekend’s totals.
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