The VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) transit agency in South Bay aligned their commitment to Health and Safety for transporting passengers in San Francisco Bay Area. The VTA Health and Safety alignment is consistent with the APTA (American Public Transportation Association) Health & Safety Commitment Program elements. The APTA Health & Safety Commitment Program focuses on four major innovative transit solutions for protection from therein COVID-19 virus.

The SamTrans (San Mateo County Transit District) agency in West Bay joins other transit agencies to approve therein Bay Area Healthy Plan. The SamTrans Board of Directors approved therein Bay Area Healthy Plan to be consistent with other transit agencies in San Francisco Bay Area. The Bay Area Healthy Plan was initiated by the MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) Blue Ribbon Transit Recovery Task Force to guide Bay Area's public transportation network during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The SolTrans (Solano County Transit) agency is rerouting some North Bay transit routes effective Wednesday, September 16, 2020. Because of the Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) construction project on Highway 29/SR-29 (State Route 29) for six miles along Sonoma Blvd. in Vallejo. The Caltrans repair crew team will do repavement repair work on SR-29 and it may take few weeks for completion. The Caltrans will have one lane open during construction work and it may require some temporary roadway closures in the process.

The CCTA (Contra Costa Transportation Authority) is inviting contracting bidders for therein Tri Delta Transit repaving project in East Bay. The bus yard main facility in Antioch operated by Tri Delta Transit is having a pre-conference bidding on Monday, September 14, 2020 at 2 PM - visit http://trideltatransit.com/business-invitation-bid.aspx for more information. The CCTA/Eastern CCTA Tri Delta Transit is always seeking new partnerships for public transportation improvement projects in Eastern Contra Costa County.

The SJC (San Jose International Airport) commercial airport in South Bay with partnering agencies have won a distinguished award. The Mineta SJC Airport together with partnership agencies and Southwest Airlines won the IPI (International Partnering Institute) Diamond Partnering Level Award. The partnership distinguished award was earned by the successful completion of therein Interim Facility Project at SJC Airport. The partnership project was essentially critical for more passengers traveling through SJC Airport during the last four years in Silicon Valley.

The SFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) will enforce residential parking in West Bay effective Monday, September 14, 2020. The business communities in San Francisco are starting to open and parking is essential for customers and local residents - temporarily suspended caused by therein COVID-19 pandemic. The SFMTA Parking Officers have started issuing warning notices for drivers regarding parking enforcement and having enough time for preparation.

The BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) agency is closing tracks at Bay Fair and South Hayward stations in East Bay for repairs. The BART improvement project repairs will happen over Labor Day weekend starting Saturday, September 5, 2020 and transit buses will be available to transport passengers between therein closing station locations. The AC (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) transit agency will provide free bus rides for passengers during the closing weekend for BART repairs in East Bay.

The GGBHTD (Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District) agency is proposing to expand transit services discount fees for the Clipper START program in North Bay. The Clipper START pilot program in San Francisco Bay Area is for low-income passengers to get 50% discount fees to ride transit. The GGBHTD agency proposal is to include transit services within Marin County for therein discount fare program, and a public hearing is set for Thursday, September 24, 2020.

The VTA (Valley Transportation Authority) agency will have hand sanitizing solutions onboard vehicles in South Bay to enhance protective elements for passengers. Including facial mask dispensers for commuting passengers when necessary on buses and railway trains as well as paratransit vans. The VTA transit agency approach is consistent with their 10 Point Plan to protect passengers from therein COVID-19 virus. It's also a plan to make commuting passengers feel safe and comfortable riding buses and railway trains in South Bay - providing a safe healthy ride!

The SFO (San Francisco International Airport) commercial airport is implementing a runway improvement project in West Bay during October 2020. The SFO Airport runway project was originally scheduled for 2022 and was moved forward because of less airline flights at this time. The timing is good for improvement projects because therein COVID-19 pandemic created less airline flights within Bay Area commercial airports. The SFO Airport projects are ahead of time and herein project will upgrade runway intersections, and repaving a section of runway 28R to have a better surface.