Can’t predict when BART extension to San Jose will open

QCan you provide us with an update on the progress of the BART extension from Warm Springs to San Jose?

Are the Berryessa and Milpitas stations on track to be open by end of the year? — Nhat Phung, San Jose

ANot quite. The original opening of the 10-mile, $2.3 billion extension was set for mid2018. Then the Valley Transportation Authority said it was ahead of schedule and the opening could occur by the end of this year.

But now as testing kicks in and 97 percent of the work is done, the VTA says it will open sometime between December and June.

Said Stacey, the VTA spokesperson: “Our original target date for BART Silicon Valley service was June 2018.

VTA has consistently tracked ahead of schedule in the project. However, now that we’re in the system testing phase, things are much more fluid and we can no longer predict how far ahead of the original schedule we might be.

However, don’t expect this will be a repeat of the Warm Springs opening fiasco, which was nearly two years late.

QWow I’m all perky. The moon craters on Highway 24 through Oakland are being repaved. — John Hamblin

AAnd, at interstates 238-580, Highway 113 in Dixon, I-580 ramps at Flynn Road in Livermore, and I-80 through Oakland.

QCan you update me about the roadwork at the corner of Fremont Boulevard and Auto Mall Parkway in Fremont? Lanes have been blocked for months now and I have not seen any workers out for quite a while.

Any idea what is going on, when everything will be finished and all lanes re- opened?

It is also extremely dangerous for bike riders because we have lost our lane.

AMore bad news. Alameda County says this pipeline work will linger until Nov. 7, but its already behind sched- ule and it may take weeks longer.

QI also believe this work has also caused the timing of the lights up and down Auto Mall to become screwed up. They cycle for no reason, stay green or red. — Devin Foley

AFremont recently completed a traffic signal coordination project on this segment of Fremont Boulevard.

During the peak commute periods the signals are coordinated in order to optimize the throughput of traffic in the major street direction.

If they are experiencing long waits during coordination and peak periods of the day, side streets and left turns do have to wait for the major phase to complete its cycle.

But during non-coordinated times, the signals operate in “free” mode and serve the side streets and left turns with no delay

You need some upbeat news.