Upcoming Outage of Downtown Berkeley BART Elevators

BART says it will take the two elevators at the Downtown Berkeley station of service temporarily during part of next week.

The platform-level elevator will shut down Monday, Feb. 4, to replace hoist cables, with work expected to be completed by Friday, the transit agency said in a news release.

The street-level elevator will be out of service for a day yet to be determined, BART said.

Here is the full BART announcement:

Elevator work at Downtown Berkeley Station starting Feb. 4

On Monday, February 4, 2013, we have to take the platform-level elevator out of service at our Downtown Berkeley Station in order to replace the hoist cables. The work should be complete by the afternoon of Friday, February 8. During that same week we will also need to take the street-level elevator out of service for one day, which is yet to be determined.

We recognize the great inconvenience this will cause you, and offer our sincere apologies. The work is necessary for the continued safe operation of the elevators. We appreciate your patience.

If you are dependent on the elevator, you will have to use another station. To check the operational status of the elevator before arriving at the station, please call 510-834-LIFT or 888-2-ELEVAT.

You can get BART Service Advisories (BSAs) on your phone. To sign up for BSAs, please visit us on the web at www.bart.gov/alerts.

You may also text “BART go” to 878787 or call 511 to get up-to-date service information.