• Fri. 7/23: Treat Boulevard closure at Jones Road
• Sat. 7/24: Treat Boulevard closure at Jones Road
• Weds. 8/4: BART developer meeting @ Zeitgeist in SF
• Sat. 8/7: Transbay Temporary Terminal to open

Local News (Contra Costa County & East Bay)

• Car registration fee hike headed to Contra Costa ballot in November
• Caldecott Tunnel construction unearths fossils millions of years old
• New Dublin Hills Regional Park on 520 acres opens this month
• County Connection passengers reduce CO2 emissions In June
• New I-580 carpool lane segment opens in Livermore

Bay Area and California News

• BART survey says riders don’t want fare rollback
• AC Transit continues to operate buses on all lines despite labor action delays
• See the original Bay Area Rapid Transit logo from 1958

Source:

• Mercurynews.com

• Sat. 7/17: Give your input on BART’s eastward extension in Contra Costa County from 10:00-11:30 am in Pittsburg
• Sat. 7/17: County Connection Route 4/Free Ride Trolley detour
• Sat. 7/17: Portions of I-580 and I-680 closed
• Sun. 7/18: Portions of I-580 and I-680 closed
• Fri. 7/23: Treat Boulevard closure at Jones Road
• Sat. 7/24: Treat Boulevard closure at Jones Road

Local News (Contra Costa County & East Bay)

• Treat Boulevard closures planned for next weekend
• Tri Delta Transit announces free rides and frequent rider awards
• Caldecott Tunnel construction update: assembling of tunnel machine at east portal
• New bike station in downtown Berkeley opens
• Portions of I-580 and I-680 closed this weekend
• County Connection Route 4/Free Ride Trolley detour on Saturday, July 17

Bay Area and California News

• Bay Bridge officials plan to prevent cracks
• Clipper to roll out two-year parking garage pilot program

Other

• Innovative, wrappable bike design gets around theft problem

The bridge erection is scheduled to take 2 nights to complete. During the bridge erection, Treat Boulevard will be closed from Oak Road to Cherry Lane. Jones Road will be closed from the Pleasant Hill BART station to 200 feet south of Treat Boulevard. A detour plan will be in place during the closure. A copy of the detour plan is posted on the County’s website at www.cccpublicworks.org. Work will occur on the following nights from 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. the following morning:

• Friday night, July 23
• Saturday night, July 24

Subsequent night operations will take place intermittently between July 25th and August 13th with as-needed lane closures (full intersection closures will not be necessary for these operations) to complete the bridge construction.

Click here to download the Treat Blvd traffic closure detour plan

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1. Use 10 Tri Delta Transit day passes or one 20-ride punch pass. Don’t throw them away!
2. Mail or bring them to Tri Delta Transit.
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How to redeem your passes:

Mail or deliver used day/punch passes along with return address information to:

Tri Delta Transit Frequent Rider Rewards
801 Wilbur Ave., Antioch CA 94509

The Route 4 – Free Ride Trolley – will detour in the Northbound direction on Saturday, July 17 to serve the opening festivities at the new Walnut Creek library.

• Traveling from the Broadway Plaza, from North Main St., the bus will turn right on Cypress, and left on Broadway to stop in front of the library.
• The bus will then cross Civic Dr. and turn left on Carlback to Main St. and resume the regular route.
• Stops at Main at Bonanza and Main at Civic will not be served in the Northbound direction on Saturday only.

Crews will be working to complete installation of pedestrian bridges that will provide access to the new West Dublin station.

Eastbound I-580 from the San Ramon/Foothill Road exit will be closed and on the I-680 interchange, partial lane closures will begin at 11 p.m. each Saturday night. The lanes will be completely closed from 2-6 AM each Sunday and will resume with partial closures until 9 AM.

If you are driving on eastbound I-580 during the closure, follow detour signs to use Foothill Road to Stoneridge Drive.

For questions or concerns, call 866-435-2278 or e-mail BART project manager James Gravesande at jgraves@bart.gov.

Source: Contra Costa Times

• Mon. 7/12: Meet at Antioch’s Nick Rodriguez Community Center to give your input on BART’s eastward extension.
• Thur. 7/15: Head to the Brentwood Senior Center to give your input on BART’s eastward extension.
• Sat. 7/17: BART’s third input meeting on its eastward extension will be held at the Pittsburg Senior Center.

Local News (Contra Costa County & East Bay)

• BART is moving forward in its plans to extend service to East Contra Costa

Bay Area & California News

• The first tower section of the new Bay Bridge is on its way!
• BART construction will close portions of i-580 and i-680 for two weekends in July

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• Sun. 7/4: Ride on the historic Niles Canyon Railway with a free transfer from BART
• Sun. 7/4: Independence Day, check local transit agency holiday schedules for hours and services
• Mon. 7/5: Independence Day (observed), check local transit agency holiday schedules for hours and services

Local News (Contra Costa County & East Bay)

• BART picks downtown Livermore for rail extension
• Buy-1-get-1-free passes return this summer for WestCAT Lynx riders
• AC Transit sets durability record for fuel cell system
• AC Transit Youth 31-Day passes moving to Clipper

Bay Area & California News

• FAQ for new Bay Area bridge and Golden Gate Bridge carpooling toll increases
• Carpool toll threatens popular practice, but transit still an option
• BART summer fare rollback gets cut to 3%
• Obama administration offers $2.3 billion for high-speed rail in CA

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WestCAT, in partnership with 511 Contra Costa, will kick off the summer by bringing back the popular “Buy One Get One Free” promo for transbay express bus riders who are willing to park their cars and try the Lynx for their work commute between Hercules and the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco.

Beginning July 1, 2010 customers purchasing a $140 general public or $70 senior/disabled 31-Day Lynx transbay bus pass will receive a second pass free! (31-Day Pass is good for 31 consecutive days from first day of use). This promotion will coincide with the Bay Area Bridge toll increase and the introduction of new expanded midday Lynx service all scheduled for July 1st. A preview of the new Lynx timetables will be available on WestCAT’s web site the last week in June.

“WestCAT and 511 Contra Costa staff agreed that restarting this promotion would be a really great way to assist people who after July 1st will be looking for alternatives to driving alone or casual carpooling to and from work” said Yvonne Morrow, WestCAT Marketing Coordinator.

Eligibility requirements and program rules do apply. Click here to download an application: WestCAT Lynx Application, July 2010

Applications for the promotion will also be available onboard WestCAT Lynx buses and online at www.westcat.org, and at the WestCAT office, 601 Walter Ave., Pinole, CA, 94564. Previous participants may contact WestCAT for eligibility questions at (510) 724-3331.

Free 31-day pass is sponsored by 511 Contra Costa and made possible with grants from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s Transportation Fund for Clean Air and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority’s ½ cent sales tax for Transportation Improvement Projects.