A CRITICAL LIGHT rail extension project more than two decades in the making is set to begin major construction by April, if transit leaders give it a final OK.
The Eastridge to BART Regional Connector, held up as a significant piece in addressing longstanding transit inequities in the area, is desperately needed, the transit agency says. The connector project will run light rail trains 2.4 miles on an elevated track along East Capitol Expressway from a new ground level station at VTA’s revamped Eastridge Transit Center north to a new elevated station at Story Road, and on to the Alum Rock Station, offering a link to Milpitas BART Station.
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