The largest single public infrastructure project ever constructed in Santa Clara County, VTA's BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project (Phase II) will extend BART service six-miles from the Berryessa Transit Center into downtown San José and terminating in Santa Clara.

Phase II is estimated to carry 52,000 passengers to destinations throughout the Bay Area by 2035.

Transit oriented communities are planned for each of the future station locations, and the completion of the project will finally "ring the bay" with frequent rail service.

Phase II is planned to include:

Project Benefits

Frequent and reliable train service that will connect BART to VTA light rail and bus, Amtrak, Altamont Corridor Express (ACE), Caltrain, Capitol Corridor and intercity bus service.

Improving transit hubs to accommodate rail, bus, bicycle and pedestrian travel modes to improve and expand healthy and green travel options.

Reduce vehicles on the roadway network as well as greenhouse gas emissions.

Partnering with communities to deliver a project that realizes the surrounding community visions for each station area.

Investing in transit oriented communities to provide increased access to jobs, housing and education, making commuting without a car possible.

In addition to creating thousands of jobs throughout design and construction, the Phase II Project will boost the economy, which supports future growth and more jobs long after the project ends.

Funding Strategy

In order to make the Phase II project a reality, a diverse funding strategy has been identified for this project with varied revenue streams to support it. Voters have approved multiple local and statewide measures, showing their support for bringing BART service into Santa Clara County.

Below provides a more in depth look at the funding strategy for the project. The project cost estimate and funding strategy will be updated as the project advances in design and engineering.

Local Funding 2000 Measure A On August 9, 2000, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors voted to place a 30-year half-cent transit sales tax on the November 7, 2000 General Election ballot, giving Santa Clara County voters the opportunity to vote on transportation improvements in the county including construction of a BART extension from Alameda County to Santa Clara County. Measure A was approved by 70.3 percent of the voters and collection of the tax began in April 2006 to help fund design and construction of VTA’s BART Silicon Valley project. 2008 Measure B: Operation and Maintenance Funding On November 4, 2008, an additional Santa Clara County ballot measure supporting the BART extension passed, receiving 66.78% of the vote, exceeding the two-thirds super majority. The 30-year eighth-cent Measure B sales tax will generate dedicated revenue to fulfill VTA's obligation to BART for the operation, maintenance, and future capital reserve of the extension VTA constructs. 2016 Measure B In June 2016, the VTA Board of Directors unanimously adopted the framework and funding amounts to place an additional half cent 30-year sales tax measure on the November 8, 2016 ballot to help fund transportation priorities. An extensive 18-month public outreach process gathered input and suggestions on how to best improve the transportation needs of Santa Clara County. Through this process, a list of categories and transportation projects was approved, including a plan to invest $1.5 billion in Phase II of VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Extension. Measure B, which required a two-thirds majority vote, was approved by voters by more than 71 percent of the vote and collection of the half-cent sales tax began in April 2017. Regional Measure 3 In June 2018, 55 percent of voters in nine Bay Area counties approved Regional Measure 3. This measure added a $1 toll increase on seven state-owned bridges in January 2019, with additional $1 increases in 2022 and 2025. Regional Measure 3 will provide $375 million to Phase II.

State Funding Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) In August 2014, VTA received the sixth and final allocation from the State of California’s Traffic Congestion Relief Program (TCRP) for VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Extension. The $39 million allocation brought the total amount of TCRP funding received for the extension to $649 million. The California Transportation Commission, who is responsible for overseeing state-funded transportation programs, has allocated a total of $768 million to the project. VTA’s BART Silicon Valley was identified as one of 53 projects statewide eligible to receive TCRP funds in 2000, when legislation passed creating the program. Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) In May 2018, VTA was awarded $238,360,000 of a total award of $750,000,000 from the State of California’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP). The additional $511,640,000 will be distributed over the life of the project. TIRCP was created by Senate Bill 862 and modified by Senate Bill 9 to provide grants from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to fund transformative capital improvements that will modernize California’s transit systems while curtailing emissions from greenhouse gases by reducing congestion and vehicle miles traveled throughout the state.