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When was the last time you rolled into a brand new BART station?

BART’s 44th station, and first in eight years, opens this weekend between Castro Valley and Dublin/Pleasanton stations. The first train in scheduled to arrive at 6:03 am Saturday.

The new station comes with 1,190 new parking spaces. Keep reading >>

From the Contra Costa Times:

The BART board will hold a public hearing on Thursday on proposed train fares and parking fees to be charged at the new West Dublin-Pleasanton train station when it opens in early 2011.

The board meets at 9 a.m. in its board room at Keep reading >>

This weekend, July 17 and 18, BART and Caltrans will close a portion of Interstate 580 and 680 between Dublin and Pleasanton.

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 Keep reading >>

Local News

• Sink hole shuts down part of Tassajara Road in Dublin March 25-26, 2010
• 511 Contra Costa is now on Facebook! Become a fan to get entered to win $25 to Peet’s Coffee & Tea.
• Highway 4 to close near Discovery Bay this weekend from 8 PM on Friday,

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