BART’s Transbay Tube reopens on time - but major delays reported
BART service across the bay resumed normally Tuesday as repairs that shut down the Transbay Tube over the weekend were completed in time for the busy morning commute, officials said.
As scheduled, the Transbay Tube reopened at 4 a.m. after being closed over the weekend to allow work crews to replace rail ties, tracks and switches in West Oakland. The closure followed a similar one last month.
But at 5 a.m. Tuesday, BART officials said there was a “major” delay on all lines because of “system restoration.”
During the closures, workers rebuilt the tracks above Seventh Street in West Oakland, replacing 932 ties, four switches and 2,400 feet of rail over a nearly half-mile stretch.