Q You recently stated that BART will be going to San Jose next year. I find that hard to believe when the Warm Springs station in Fremont is not yet open. The original date for Warm Springs was supposed to be last November. Can we really expect BART to San Jose by next year?

Rudy Van Pelt

Fremont

A That’s what the Valley Transportation Authority insists, even though its website lists 2018. In the next couple of months the tracks will be energized and then testing will begin. As for Warm Springs, BART says that extension will open this fall after more testing — a message we’ve been hearing for far too long.

Q What’s the plan for folks on Highway 101 to get to the new Berryessa BART station? From what I observe one would take the Oakland Road exit to Berryessa Road, but that’s a huge mess on a normal day.

Dennis S.

San Jose

A Most likely, you’ll take the McKee Road exit off 101, though most regional traffic will take I-680 to Berryessa Road. The new station will include Berryessa Station Way, which will provide access from Berryessa and Mabury roads.

Q Since the Bay Bridge toll plaza was redesigned, there has been no routine monitoring by the CHP of scofflaws during morning carpool hours. What gives? I make an extra effort to do what is politically correct — pick up casual carpoolers — but three times in the past month I almost had an accident when those solo drivers pull in or out of the lanes to save their time.

The CHP used to be out daily. Where have they gone now that they are needed?

Ruthie Norton

Lafayette

A The CHP knows this is a problem but says it comes down to staffing.

Said Sean-the-CHP-Man:

“We simply don’t have as many officers as we used to. In the past we also had grants specifically for carpool enforcement, which allowed us to put an officer out on the road for that one single purpose, but those have also dried up. So, for now, officers do the best they can between calls for service and writing their reports.

“That being said, we do focus heavily on carpool violations near the toll plaza and on the east shore freeway. It is also worth saying that a lot of our enforcement is not always easily visible to drivers since we commonly pull people over and direct them off the freeway.”

Q Gary, I’ve seen signs in Milpitas on Calaveras Road indicating a closure until Dec. 31, 2017, at the Alameda-Santa Clara County line. Can you shed some light on this?

Richard Rowell

A The Hetch Hetchy folks are replacing the 91-year-old dam at Calaveras Reservoir. The road will be closed weekdays to bicyclists and autos from Geary to Oakridge roads but will be open on weekends.

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