On Monday, May 22nd, Contra Costa County will host a community workshop on the I-680/Treat Boulevard Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Plan. The goal is to identifiy improvements to serve bicyclists and pedestrians using the Treat Boulevard/I-680 corridor between the Iron Horse Trail, through the Interstate-680 (I-680) over-crossing near the Contra Costa Centre/Pleasant Hill BART station […]

Construction of a portion of the Bay Area Express Lanes on I-680 (between Walnut Creek and San Ramon) has begun and is scheduled to last approximately 15 months. Construction includes installation of variable message signs and overhead toll readers, concrete foundations for overhead freeway sign structures, and laying conduit and fiber optic communications cables for […]

On May 4, a closure and detour will go into effect for the southbound I-680 Marina Vista/Waterfront Rd off-ramp in Martinez. The closure will remain in effect until October 2015. Between April and October, a seismic retrofit will be performed on the Mococo Overhead Bridge and the I-680 off-ramp will be replaced. During the closure, […]

Caltrans District 4 has scheduled the following lane and ramp closures for the Interstate 680 Mococo Overhead Bridge Rehabilitation Project: On-Ramp Closures The Marina Vista on-ramp to southbound I-680 will be closed: Thursday night, March 26, from 6pm-6am 6pm Friday night, March 27 until 12pm Saturday, March 28 Lane/Shoulder Closures at the Marina Vista/Waterfront Road […]

The Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority (BAIFA) is working closely with Caltrans to convert the existing HOV lanes on I-680 into express lanes from Rudgear Road to Alcosta Blvd. in the southbound direction and from Alcosta Blvd. to Livorna Road in the northbound direction.  Like existing HOV lanes, express lanes are FREE for carpools, vanpools, […]

I-680 is getting a 12.8 mile makeover.

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 will be closed and on […]

Upcoming Events & Meetings 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 Nominate a local biker for Bike Commuter of the Year before Monday, April 19, 2010 BART plans community outreach workshops in Richmond, Antioch, and Pittsburg (Tues 4/6/10) The tunnel on the Contra Costa Canal Trail is now open for use See if you live in a ‘red zone’ for the percent of your […]

“Am I going to get pulled over? I see a lot of CHP officers on I-580 and I-680…” According to a recent column in the Contra Costa Times: Since January of 2010, the CHP has deployed speed teams six times in Contra Costa County and written about 1,000 speed citations. The teams target violations that […]