(D) 2. VTA’s BART Silicon Valley
Phase II Extension Project
Project Update
Transportation & Environment Committee
April 7, 2025
Erica Roecks, VTA BSV External Affairs
Jeff Lee, Department of Public Works
Alisar Aoun, Department of Transportation
Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Extension
BSV Phase II Extension Project
• 6-mile extension of BART service
• 5-mile single-bore tunnel, 1-mile at-grade
• Storage Yard & Maintenance Facility
• 4 New BART stations
➢ 3 street-level entry/underground
platforms
➢ 1 at-grade level
2 Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Funding Status
3 Note: Subject to change pending further analysis.
• Currently in New Starts
Engineering (NSE) Phase of
FTA’s Capital Investment
Grant Program
• Cost saving effort underway
• Exploring up to $100M nonlocal funding sources
including:
• Solutions for Congested
Corridors Program (SCCP)
• SB1 Local Assistance
Program
Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Program Considerations
4 • Cost Savings (between $700M to $1.2B)
• Contractor/Industry confidence to build BSVII within budget • Path to signing FFGA, before award of CP2 Stage 2
Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Cost Savings Update – Levels 1 & 2
5 Level Cost Savings Advancing Cost Savings
(as of 3/13/2025)
1 Criteria / Requirements Assessment with BART(1) $187M 1 Convert 28th Street/Little Portugal
Parking Structure Spaces to Surface Parking $77M
1 Refine Station Design
(28th Street/Little Portugal, Downtown San José, and Diridon) $68M 1 Owner Supplied Materials $20M
2 Concurrent Tunneling from the East Advancing under
Level 3
2 Newhall Yard Facility / Santa Clara Station >$40M
2 Tunnel Interior Reconfiguration TBD
2 Various Alternative Structural Concepts $3M - $8M
2 Muck Off-Haul Options <$10M to TBD
Notes: Draft ROM costs in YOE dollars based on conceptual designs and subject to change. (1) Contingent on approvals for design variances.
Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY 6
Conceptual 28th Street/Little Portugal Station
Looking Northeast from 28th Street and Five Wounds Lane Concept Only – Subject to Change.
Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY 7
Conceptual Downtown Station Future Vision
Looking North on Santa Clara Street CONCEPTUAL RENDERING ONLY- SUBJECT TO CHANGE 7
Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY 8
Conceptual Diridon Station Opening Day
Looking East at Cahill Street CONCEPTUAL RENDERING ONLYSUBJECT TO CHANGE 8 Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Conceptual Santa Clara Station
9 Looking Southwest from Brokaw Road & Champions Way Concept Only – Subject to Change.
Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Negotiations/Procurement Process
Subject to change pending further review with FTA
Path to FFGA & Tunnel Construction
10 Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Recent & Upcoming
Construction Activities
11 Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
12 West Portal Construction Activities
COLEMAN AVE. NEWHALL DR.
NEWHALL DR.
EARTHQUAKES WY
AVIATION AVE.
Site Site Entrances Haul Routes
City of Santa Clara
City of San José
CHAMPIONS WAY
Brokaw Road (25% of trucks)
Newhall Drive (75% of trucks)
* Saturday and Sunday will be 90/10% split
Launch Structure Noise Curtain Courtesy Screen
Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Construction Progress
13 Installed courtesy screen for SJ
Earthquakes Practice Field
Installed wheel wash systems to ensure
runoff into waterways are clean
Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
14 Overview of Planned Demolition
Chase
Bank
Goldrock
Building
Goodlife
Building
E SANTA CLARA ST
Gross/Holmes
Building
N MARKET STREETN THIRD STREET
N 13TH STREET
• Demolition of Gross/Holmes and Goodlife buildings to occur in 2025. • Considering postponing demolition of Chase Bank and Goldrock buildings until late 2026.
• VTA provided $150k to San José Downtown Association to fund the beautification effort along Santa Clara Street.
Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
15 Thriving Business Program (TBP) Elements
Direct Financial Assistance
Providing financial grant
assistance to eligible small
business
o Max. $10k/year per business
o Assist businesses experiencing
construction-related disruptions
Local Resource Network
Partnering with Community
Based Organizations to provide
o Financial & technical assistance
o Networking opportunities
o Educational resources
Eat Shop Local
Marketing campaign to encourage
foot traffic
o Social media & website promotion
o Signage and wayfinding
o Marketing assistance
o Local vendor list
o VTA pop-up events
Goal: To support small businesses during major construction activities Current as of 3/17/2025 – FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
Questions?
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