Interior and access to the underground train platforms at the BART Diridon Station in downtown San Jose on West Santa Clara Street, concept. Plans are subject to change. (VTA)
The Biden administration included a major gift to the Bay Area in its Thursday federal budget proposal: $500 million to build BART through San Jose, a vital revenue boost to a project racked by escalating cost projections.
The funding would bring the 6-mile extension, which is supposed to be finished by 2034, a major step closer to reality, although the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority still needs to close a multi-billion dollar gap between