Project: BART to San Francisco Airport

Summary

In November 1997, work began on the construction of an 8-mile extension of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The total cost of the project was $1.5 billion, and was funded in part by the federal New Starts program, which contributed over half the amount, as well as funding from SFO, BART, San Mateo County Transit (SamTrans), and various other state and local sources.

Characteristics and Setting

Classification/Type Transit Line Extension

Transportation Mode Heavy Rail

Usage 40,385

Length (mi) 8.70

Economic Distress 0.80

Population Density (ppl/sq mi) 1,755

Population Growth Rate (%) 0.9%

Employment Growth Rate (%) 2.2%

Market Size 2,668,106

Airport Travel Distance (mi) 13.0000

Topography 16

Geography

Region Rocky Mountain / Far West

State CA

County San Mateo

City San Bruno

Urban/Class Level Mixed

Local Area N/A

Impact Area N/A

Transportation System Transit

Timing

Initial Study Date 1997

Post Construction Study Date 2012

Construction Start Date 1997

Construction End Date 2003

Months Duration 72

Costs

Project Year of Expenditure (YOE) 2000

Planned Cost (YOE $) N/A

Actual Cost (YOE $) $1,552,230,000

Actual Cost (2022$) $3,015,661,800

Intermodal Characteristics:

Intermodal Actual Cost (YOE): $1,552,230,000
Intermodal Actual Cost (2022$): N/A
Highway Road Access Improvement Cost (YOE $): $2,142,077,400

Transit Line Extension

Average Annual Daily Traffic: N/A
Number of Parking Spaces: N/A

Pre/Post Conditions

NOTE: All pre/post dollar values are in 2022$

Transportation

Measure	Pre project	Post project	Change	% Change

Impacts

NOTE: All impact dollar values are in 2022$

Measure	Total