Irvington station (BART)

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The station has been planned since it was studied as part of the Warm Springs extension in 1979, and its construction was approved by the BART board in 1992.{{cite news |title=Irvington BART Station in planning phase |url=http://www.indiapost.com/irvington-bart-station-in-planning-phase/ |access-date=28 February 2019 |agency=India Post |date=2 January 2019}}

The Warm Springs extension began construction through the Irvington District in 2009,{{cite news |last1=Bowers |first1=Wes|title=Warm Springs BART link breaks ground in Fremont |url= http://www.mercurynews.com/fremont/ci_13470874 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160804025350/http://www.mercurynews.com/fremont/ci_13470874 |archive-date= August 4, 2016 |work=San Jose Mercury News |date= October 2, 2009 |access-date= July 10, 2016 }} to connect Fremont and Warm Springs. The proposed station at the center of Irvington, once considered optional, was part of the extension.{{cite web |last1=Alden |first1=Andrew |title=Gallegos Winery and the Hayward Fault |url=https://www.kqed.org/quest/52555/gallegos-winery-and-the-hayward-fault |website=kqed.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118041320/https://www.kqed.org/quest/52555/gallegos-winery-and-the-hayward-fault |archive-date=2022-11-18 |date=April 18, 2013 |quote=In Fremont, construction is underway on the Warm Springs Extension of the BART light-rail system. Two new stations are in the plans, the first one being the "optional" Irvington Station at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Osgood Road.}} However funding for construction of the station fell through. The station had been envisioned for completion in 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.fremont.gov/documentcenter/view/5816 |title=City of Fremont - Legislative Guiding Principles and Priorities 2013 |publisher=City of Fremont |page=8 |year=2013 |access-date=2014-02-18 |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221203836/http://www.fremont.gov/documentcenter/view/5816 |url-status=dead }} Provisions for personnel access and preliminary foundation work were included when track was laid through the site.{{cite news |title=BART Board approves new and improved plan for future Irvington Station |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2019/news20190822 |access-date=4 January 2020 |agency=BART |date=22 August 2019}}

The city of Fremont had planned to finance the $140 million station through redevelopment agency bonds in 2009, but the bonds were cancelled when the California State Legislature abolished the redevelopment agency.{{cite news |url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_18156863 |title=Irvington BART Station back on track |first=Matthew |last=Artz |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=May 27, 2011}}{{cite news |url=http://www.tricityvoice.com/articlefiledisplay.php?issue=2013-08-27&file=What+the+infrastructure+1502TSP+++TCV.txt |date=August 27, 2013 |title=What the infrastructure is happening in Fremont? |newspaper=Tri-City Voice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905175835/http://www.tricityvoice.com/articlefiledisplay.php?issue=2013-08-27&file=What+the+infrastructure+1502TSP+++TCV.txt |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |url-status=dead}} In 2014, Measure BB and the Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan received voter approval with $120 million listed for the Irvington BART station that was contingent on full definition of the capital project and its inclusion in a future Capital Improvement Program.{{cite web |url=http://www.acgov.org/rov/elections/20141104/documents/MeasureBB-v5.pdf |title=Ballot Measure Submittal Form - Measure BB |publisher=Alameda County |format=PDF |date=August 4, 2014 |access-date=2014-10-18}}{{Cite report |url=http://www.alamedactc.org/files/managed/Document/12934/2014_Transportation_Expenditure_Plan.pdf |title=2014 Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan |publisher=Alameda County Transportation Committee |format=PDF |page=3 |date=January 2014 |access-date=2014-10-18}} A reevaluation of the environmental impact study was undertaken by the city in 2017.{{cite news|last1=Geha|first1=Joseph|title=Fremont: Irvington BART site to be re-evaluated for almost $3 million|url=http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/03/30/fremont-irvington-bart-site-to-be-reevaluated-for-almost-3-million/|access-date=31 March 2017|publisher=East Bay Times|date=30 March 2017}}

The BART Board of Directors confirmed they had voted to authorize the Irvington station in August 2019,{{cite news |url=https://www.sfgate.com/travel/resources/transit/article/New-BART-station-slated-for-completion-in-2026-14371867.php |title=New BART station slated for completion in 2026 |author=Bartlett, Amanda |date=August 22, 2019 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=23 August 2019}} with construction to start in August 2022 and complete by August 2026.{{cite news |title=Plans for Irvington BART Station Move Forward After Board Vote |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/plans-for-irvington-bart-station-move-forward-after-board-vote/2243335/ |access-date=21 May 2020 |agency=NBC Bay Area |date=27 February 2020}} As of November 2023, the start of construction was pushed back to mid-2026 and the station opening to 2031.{{cite web |title=Irvington BART Station Project |url=https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/public-works/public-works-projects/irvington-bart-station-project |website=fremont.gov |access-date=18 November 2022 |quote=Led by BART, the Design of the Irvington Station is advancing and approaching 90% completion. Construction documents are anticipated to be complete in Winter 2022/2023. Subject to funding availability, and the acquisition of all necessary property, construction could start as early as mid-2024 with the station opening in 2031.}}

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• [https://www.fremont.gov/government/departments/public-works/public-works-projects/irvington-bart-station-project City of Fremont - Irvington BART Station Project]

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