BART Saw Ridership Boost During Closure Of Prominent Bay Area Freeway: Officials

BART Saw Ridership Boost During Closure Of Prominent Bay Area Freeway: Officials

The surge, transit officials say, highlighted how BART "serves as essential infrastructure for the Bay Area."

BART sees ridership boost amid I-80 closure, with weekend trips up as much as 46%

Ridership on BART surged sharply over the weekend as a closure of a key stretch of eastbound Interstate 80 in San Francisco and sunny weather prompted thousands of people to turn to trains as an alternative to driving, according to the transit agency. In a statement Monday, BART officials said the agency recorded 182,570 trips on Friday, a 16% increase from the previous Friday and nearly 25,000 additional riders. Ridership rose further over the …