Crews building Lafayette's long-planned BART Bike Station and Pathway have finished framing and reinforcing foundations for two art poles along the Mt. Diablo Boulevard corridor, the city reported in its Aug. 14 construction update.

Starting the week of Aug. 17, the contractor will pour concrete for those foundations, trench and install storm drain lines, lay electrical conduit and irrigation sleeves, and begin forming concrete curbs and bands. Work runs 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays; emergency vehicles retain access at all times.

The project broke ground in March and was originally expected to wrap by the end of summer, according to the city's project page.

That timeline has slipped.

Director of Engineering and Public Works Mike Moran told the City Council at its May 11 meeting that progress had been slower than anticipated and that work could continue for another year, as Lamorinda Weekly reported in June.

When complete, the station will offer secure, unattended parking for up to 82 bicycles, according to BART. The pathway will improve pedestrian and cyclist access between the Lafayette BART station and downtown.

The project has been seven years in the making. Mayor Susan Candell, speaking at the Lafayette Homeowners Council annual meeting in October 2025, called it a "grander entrance" to Lafayette's downtown, as Lamorinda Weekly reported.

It is one piece of a broader push to connect housing, transit and commercial destinations without relying on cars. A separate but related effort, the Aqueduct Pathway, secured $3.7 million in state funding in April for a segment between Dolores Drive and the Lafayette BART station, with construction on that leg anticipated in 2029.

Residents with questions about the current construction can contact Matt Luttropp, engineering services manager, at 925-299-3247.