KTVU Second Look October 7, 2013
Operation. It was on september 11, 1972 that b. A. R. T. Officials gathered to cut the ribbon on the bay areas newest way to get around. The first segment to open ran only 4 miles. Planning actually began all the way back in 1957 with a formation of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Construction officially began on june 19, 1964 when president Lindon Johnson approved the project. It took 10 months to build the test track. In 1979, vern hawkins brought us this report. Reporter Public Transportation for Contra Costa County and possibly the world aimed for a future at a testing side here in co...
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