Project Description

BART retrofitted stations and aerial structures systemwide for seismic safety in San Francisco Bay Area. SPS Engineers, along with TYLin, provided seismic evaluation and retrofit design of underground BARTand MUNI stations. The project involved capacity evaluation of the existing as well as retrofitted structures and seismic analyses and value engineering of retrofit design for final PS&E package.

Owner: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Prime: TYLin International with Bechtel/HNTB
SPS Services: Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit Design of Stations
Cost: $4 million